[Coleus]

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[morphing libertarian]

There’s synagogue in Capharnum where Peter and Jesus spoke. It’s basically a big hall maybe 100 people standing and sitting. Enough of the building in tact to get the idea. D0wn the way from where Peter’s home was.

[LimitedPowers]

The rare find ... promises to add weight to stories about Jesus in the Bible.

Why does one need to "add weight" to the "stories about Jesus"? They believe Him to be a fictional character?

[faithhopecharity]

some people never have any visible problem with faith
some people do have to struggle with it
and some people don’t even bother

for that middle group....collaborative evidence helps them a lot

these Israeli archeological finds are VERY GOOD ... they do help a lot of people find faith...and they sometimes help explain or clarify things even for the first group (those who have faith and don’t require any collaboration)

a lot obviously (imho) went off kilter in the first, say, 200 years....... and much has been lost or muddied up since then. These Israeli discoveries help make the received Biblical record clearer and more “real” for many folks who are open to considering or building a good faith life for themselves and possibly for their families too

[Albion Wilde]

There are some beautiful pictures of an early synagogue
in the Smithsonian article at this link:

Unearthing the World of Jesus
Surprising archaeological finds are breaking new ground in our understanding of
Jesus’s time—and the revolution he launched 2,000 years ago

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