Pinnacle of the Temple
Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia
(Matt. 4:5)—the high point or projecting edge of the Temple complex where the devil set Jesus during the temptation and urged him to throw himself down. The exact architectural location cannot be identified with certainty. The source’s precise height and equation with a perimeter railing are therefore treated as conjecture; the narrative’s point is the temptation to demand a spectacular sign by misusing Scripture.