Posted on 12/21/2009 7:40:42 PM PST by bogusname
The remains of the first dwelling in Nazareth that has been dated back to the time of Jesus have been unveiled - just days before Christmas. The find that could shed new light on what the hamlet was like during the period the New Testament says Jesus lived there as a boy, Israeli archaeologists said. The dwelling and older discoveries of nearby tombs in burial caves suggest that Nazareth was an out-of-the-way hamlet of around 50 houses on a patch of about four acres. It was evidently populated by Jews of modest means who kept camouflaged grottos to hide from Roman invaders, said archaeologist Yardena Alexandre, excavations director at the Israel Antiquities Authority, Based on clay and chalk shards found at the site, the dwelling appeared to house a 'simple Jewish family,' Alexandre added, as workers at the site carefully chipped away at mud with small pickaxes to reveal stone walls. Nazareth holds a cherished place in Christianity. It is the town where Christian tradition says Jesus grew up and where an angel told Mary she would bear the child of God. 'This may well have been a place that Jesus and his contemporaries were familiar with,' Alexandre said. A young Jesus may have played around the house with his cousins and friends, she said. 'It's a logical suggestion.' The discovery so close to Christmas has pleased local Christians...
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Great pics...thanks for the post!
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Interesting pictures! Will have to come back and read all through the site.
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I believe so too.
“It is the town where Christian tradition says Jesus grew up”
Ah no it’s where the Bible says he grew up.
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Me too!
I know. We don’t need tradition.
Yeah, I went to the site, thinking of posting one of the photos but they are large. Looks interesting.
yup.
so the palestinian muzlims can claim it as theirs.
their land , their house.
Incredible find! Just at the right time!
Thank you for posting one of them. Don’t know if you had to resize it or not. I just was too busy to fool with it, lol.
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You can use height= or width= or both instream.
Stone and mud houses, caves...Apparently Joseph wasn’t a Carpenter after all...
If you look real close you will see where the cable and broadband came into the house.
additional:
First Jesus-era house discovered in Nazareth
AT&T Newswire | 12/21/2009
Posted on 12/21/2009 1:45:20 PM PST by My Favorite Headache
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2412497/posts
Israel: first Jesus-era house found in Nazareth
Google | December 21, 2009
Posted on 12/21/2009 5:51:57 AM PST by NYer
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2412169/posts
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