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Book SynopsisArchaeology of Jesus'' Nazareth is the first book on the archaeology of first-century Nazareth: Jesus'' hometown in Galilee. Requiring no previous knowledge of biblical history or archaeology, it outlines the latest archaeological evidence, placing the Gospels'' account of Jesus'' youth in the Bible, and origins of Christian pilgrimage, in a new context. The book concentrates on the fascinating Sisters of Nazareth site in the centre of the present city. There, twenty-first century archaeological research identified a Byzantine pilgrimage church, which is likely to be the Church of the Nutrition - dedicated to the upbringing of Christ - the most important previously ''lost'' early Christian church in the Holy Land. A seventh-century pilgrim said that a vaulted area under the Church of the Nutrition contained the actual house where Jesus was brought up by Mary and Joseph. Intriguingly, below the Byzantine church at the Sisters of Nazareth site a vaulted area preserved what are probably
Trade ReviewThought-provoking and convincing. * John Touhey, Aleteia *
Professor Ken Dark has written up his excavations for a lay audience ... a reminder that the Christmas story is more than just a story: it is rooted in real people, in a real place, at a real time * David Frost, Daily Telegraph *
Table of ContentsPreface: Purpose, Sources, and References 1: An Accidental Biblical archaeologist? 2: Pilgrims, Monks, and Digs 3: Amazing Discoveries 4: Exploring the Venerated House 5: Setting the Record Straight 6: Archaeology and Jesus' Nazareth
