JGolomb Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Jesus-era Home Found in Nazareth 1. I'm surprised that this wasn't reported AS Jesus' home... 2. Amazing how this discovery coincides almost exactly to Christmas Day...hmm... Some hightlights: Just in time for Christmas, a house dating back to the time of Jesus has been found at the town where he supposedly grew up. Days before Christmas, archaeologists on Monday unveiled what they said were the remains of the first dwelling in Nazareth that can be dated back to the time of Jesus -- a 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. "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. "They say if the people do not speak, the stones will speak," said a smiling Father Jack Karam of the nearby Basilica of the Annunciation, the site where Christian tradition says Mary received the angel's word. Alexandre said workers uncovered the first signs of the dwelling in the summer, but it became clear only this month that it was a structure from the era of Jesus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Jesus-era Home Found in Nazareth 1. I'm surprised that this wasn't reported AS Jesus' home... 2. Amazing how this discovery coincides almost exactly to Christmas Day...hmm... It doesn't sound as if they know for sure, just the approximate time period: "The shards also date back to the time of Jesus, which includes the late Hellenic, early Roman period that ranges from around 100 B.C. to 100 A.D., Alexandre said. The determination was made by comparing the findings to shards and remains found in other parts of the Galilee typical of that period, she said." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylla Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 I must agree with Jason here; this story seems to have been manipulated for obvious religious and propagandistic reasons. Aside from that, even a two-century span seems like a reasonable approximation for "the times of Jesus", and any archaeological find of this kind should have a significant potential for the study of the period (not necessarily religious oriented). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 I must agree with Jason here; this story seems to have been manipulated for obvious religious and propagandistic reasons. They mentioned Jesus 21 times, Christmas 4 and Christian 9 times. Gotta be some kind of a record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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