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Where Jesus Walked

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This is a difficult time for most of us, maintaining social distancing, with less access to many of the entertainments and obligations that occupy normal life. To help, we’re introducing a new feature called “Library Explorer,” enabling you to dig deeper into a select topic of Bible history and archaeology each week. This allows us to draw on the wealth of material we have produced since 1974, utilizing some of the 9,000+ articles that are available to Digital and All Access subscribers in the BAS Library.

Our first subject is, “Where Jesus Walked.” It will be available, free to all, until Monday, April 13th. Stay tuned for future topics, introduced each Friday.

Where Jesus Walked

The man who would become the central figure in Christianity lived in Galilee in the first century C.E. In this BAS Library special collection of Biblical Archaeology Review articles, follow in Jesus’ footsteps and learn about the places he resided and visited during his life and ministry. Explore Nazareth, Bethsaida, Capernaum, Jerusalem, and more as you read about the archaeological sites that are bringing the Gospels to life with startling discoveries. Walk where Jesus walked!

Has Jesus’ Nazareth House Been Found?

BAR, Mar/Apr 2015
by Ken Dark

A “courtyard house” from the time of Jesus was discovered in Nazareth. The house was later overbuilt with churches from the Byzantine and Crusader periods, suggesting its significance. Was this Jesus’ boyhood home? See what Ken Dark thinks in “Has Jesus’ Nazareth House Been Found?”

Bethsaida Rediscovered

BAR, Jan/Feb 2000
by Rami Arav, Richard A. Freund, and John F. Shroder, Jr.

Bethsaida was one of the most important sites in Jesus’ Galilean ministry, but for 2,000 years no one knew just where it was. An international multidisciplinary dig team believes they have found the city—but not where you might expect. In “Bethsaida Rediscovered,” Rami Arav, Richard A. Freund, and John F. Shroder Jr. explore the site’s rich history from the time of King David to the New Testament period.

The Galilee Boat—2,000-Year-Old Hull Recovered Intact

BAR, Sep/Oct 1988
by Shelley Wachsmann

In “The Galilee Boat—2,000-Year-Old Hull Recovered Intact” Shelley Wachsmann details the discovery of an ancient boat from Jesus’ lifetime discovered in the Sea of Galilee. Jesus probably sailed the Sea of Galilee in a boat like this; so did Jews who fought the Romans in the battle of Magdala during the First Jewish Revolt.

A Pilgrimage to the Site of the Swine Miracle

BAR, Mar/Apr 1989
by Vassilios Tzaferis

In the Gospels, Jesus relieves a man tormented by demons by driving the demons into a herd of swine, which then stampeded down the hill and drowned in the Sea of Galilee. Discovered in 1970, and now excavated and restored, a monastery, basilica and chapel mark the location traditionally identified with this event. In “A Pilgrimage to the Site of the Swine Miracle,” Vassilios Tzaferis shows how this miracle site became an important destination for Christian pilgrims.

Has the House Where Jesus Stayed in Capernaum Been Found?

BAR, Nov/Dec 1982
by Hershel Shanks and James F. Strange

Excavations beneath an octagon-shaped building in Capernaum rumored to be the Apostle Peter’s house may have uncovered his actual home, according to James F. Strange and Hershel Shanks in the article “Has the House Where Jesus Stayed in Capernaum Been Found?”

Reconstructing Herod’s Temple Mount in Jerusalem

BAR, Nov/Dec 1989
by Kathleen Ritmeyer and Leen Ritmeyer

In “Reconstructing Herod’s Temple Mount in Jerusalem,” a dazzling display of drawings by architectural artist Leen Ritmeyer brings to life the excavated remains of this holy site, where Jesus drove out the merchants and the money-changers from the Temple. Leen and co-author Kathleen Ritmeyer take you on a unique tour of the perimeter of the Temple Mount.

Does the Holy Sepulchre Church Mark the Burial of Jesus?

BAR, May/Jun 1986
by Dan Bahat

The Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem is one of the most complex buildings in the world; renovated and repaired many times since its construction in the fourth century, it now incorporates Byzantine, Crusader and 19th-century Greek architecture. In “Does the Holy Sepulchre Church Mark the Burial of Jesus?” Dan Bahat assesses the evidence as to whether this famous pilgrimage site enshrines the burial site of Jesus.

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