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Apr 2, 2021 · For example, Thallus, Mara Bar-Serapion, Phlegon, Suetonius, Lucian of Samosata, and Celsus all reference Jesus. 1 In addition Josephus affirms that Jesus was called the Christ and that his brother was James 2, Pliny the Younger notes that Christians worshipped Jesus “as a god,” 3 and Tacitus wrote that Christ, “suffered the extreme ...
Nov 28, 2017 · History. What Archaeology Is Telling Us About the Real Jesus. Believers call him the Son of God. Sceptics dismiss him as legend. Now, researchers digging in the Holy Land are sifting fact from fiction. By Kristin Romey. photographs by Simon Norfolk. Published 28 Nov 2017, 13:37 GMT.
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- Caiaphas Ossuary and Crucified Man. These are small yet phenomenal finds, not because they prove anything but because they open a window on a particular past era of interest to us.
- Jewish Ritual Purity. This topic has come into its own in just the past couple decades. This discovery centers on everyday objects: pitchers and cups that basically promised ritual purity when used (yet were made of chalk, hardly a pleasant item from which to drink your water!).
- The Galilee Boat. The Galilee Boat, which was found between Capernaum and Tiberias, is made of many different kinds of wood, suggesting it was kept over multiple generations and patched with whatever wood was available to the people who used it.
- Sepphoris. Sepphoris is now a national park dedicated to archaeological excavation. It's a major city just three miles from Nazareth, and is located on a natural hill overlooking the region.
Dec 29, 2023 · An Early “Sayings of Jesus” Text: One of the most fascinating stories of 2023 was the translation of a fragmentary second-century papyrus that contains sayings of Jesus. The sayings are very similar to sayings found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke as well as the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas .
- Jesus Travels
- Temple Mount
- Nazareth
- Sea of Galilee
- Bethlehem
- Jericho
- Capernaum
- Pool of Bethesda
The Gospels claim that Jesus visited numerous sites across modern-day Israel, Palestine, Egyptand Lebanon. But how can we tell which accounts are real versus legend? To find out, archaeologists have excavated areas at various religious sites. Their discoveries provide valuable information about what these sites were like in ancient times, and wheth...
In Jesus' time, the Temple Mount was the location of the Second Temple, the holiest place in Judaism. According to the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus was furious when he saw money changers (people who exchange coins) and merchants working on the Temple Mount. He overturned their tables, declaring that they were turning a house of prayer into a den of rob...
The Gospels say that although Jesus was born in Bethlehem, he spent much of his early life in Nazareth, in northern Israel. Recent archaeological research reveals that during the first century A.D., Nazareth was a Jewish settlement whose inhabitants appear to have rejected the spread of Roman culture. Archaeological work has also revealed that cent...
Several stories in the Gospels took place on or beside the Sea of Galilee (also called Yam [lake] Kinneret in Hebrew). The story of Jesus walking on water took place on that sea, and some of Jesus' disciples worked as fishermen there. Whether or not these stories are real is unknown. Even so, numerous archaeological remains have been found around t...
The Gospels claim that Jesus was born around A.D. 1 in the town of Bethlehem, located in what is now the West Bank. Excavations in Bethlehem and its environs reveal that the town has been inhabited for thousands of years. A necropolis reported in 2016 is scattered with tombs that date back more than 4,000 years. Bethlehem's fame as the site of Jesu...
The Gospels describe how Jesus visited Jericho and performed a miracle by restoring a blind man's sight. Huge crowds followed him around the city; Jesus stayed at the house of a tax collector named Zacchaeus, who was so desperate to see Jesus that he climbed a tree to spot him over a crowd. Archaeological excavations have shown that Jericho, also k...
Jesus reportedly spent some time in Capernaum, a town located near the Sea of Galilee, according to the Gospels. There, the Gospels say, he performed several miracles, including healing the paralyzed servant of a centurion (a Roman military officer). Jesus also spent some time teaching in Capernaum's synagogue, the Gospels say. Archaeologists disco...
The Gospel of John says that when Jesus was in Jerusalem, he went to a pool called Bethesda, which people believed had healing powers. He talked to a man who had been an invalid for 38 years and wasn't able to get into the pool. When Jesus heard the man's story, he told him "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk," according to the Gospel. The story goe...
Dec 6, 2016 · 10 Archaeological Relics From The Life Of Jesus Christ. by Mark Oliver. fact checked by Jamie Frater. Whether Jesus of Nazareth was the son of God is a question of faith. But there’s almost no dispute that he was a real person who lived through history. It’s hard to find proof of the real man who lived 2,000 years ago.
Across the modern two-lane highway was a small town Israelis still call Migdal, because it was the presumed site of Magdala, the ancient fishing city that was home to Mary Magdalene, one of...