He was a tekton, which is more than wood, but stone and other things (think construction). Remember Herod was building up Sepphoris at the time and there was plenty work there (and don’t forget where they fled to after Christ’s birth).
Obviously they weren’t as skilled as they are today, even if he picked up the best from the masons, would they want to call attention to themselves more in Nazereth?
Now, hypocrite that I am, i’m willing to take that back when they find the Frank Marshall version of the mini-Guggenheim in Nazareth. LOL
I can see it now... “Who does he think he is, a big shot”; I think the scandal of the town thinking Mary lied about her pregnancy (she didn’t), was enough.
Yes. Wood, stone, whatever was available at the time. And there was much more wood in the Holy Land in that era.
The Ottoman Empire demanded wood for their railroads, so an onerous tax was put on trees. That’s why that area was denuded of forests in the twentieth century.
Then the JNF began to reforest Israel, one tree at a time.
And of course, the Palestinian Katyusha rockets burn them down again.
But I digress.
This is terrific news! I LOVE Biblical Archaeology and have been to Nazareth. I am really glad they found some artifacts there relating to Judaism and/or Christianity, as there is a very heavy Muslim presence there.