Theodotus Synagogue Inscription (Theodotus son of Vettenus, priest and head of synagogue, 1st century BC – AD 70). A limestone dedication found in 1913 by Raymond Weill in a cistern in the City of David, south of the Temple Mount. It is the first archaeological evidence of a synagogue in Jerusalem before the revolt of AD 66–70, and it describes exactly the institution the Gospels assume — a building for the public reading of the Law, with lodging for pilgrims from abroad. Christ "went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read" (Luke 4:16). Catalogued as JERU0591 in the Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine database at Brown University.