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House From Jesus' Time Found In Nazareth
1:29pm UK, Monday December 21, 2009
Dominic Waghorn, Middle East correspondent
Israeli archaeologists claim to have unearthed the first remains of a house from Jesus's home town Nazareth, dating from the time he is believed to have lived.
The remains date back 2,000 years. Photo: Israeli Antiquities Authority
The discovery has been made close to the spot millions believe was the home of his mother, Mary.
"The discovery is of the utmost importance," said Yardenna Alexandre, excavation director with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).
"It reveals for the very first time a house from the Jewish village of Nazareth and thereby sheds light on the way of life at the time of Jesus."
The find has been announced with festive good timing.
According to the Bible, Jesus and his parents, Mary and Joseph, lived in Nazareth after his birth in Bethlehem and throughout his childhood and early youth.
But until now the only archaeologicals remains of the settlement from that time, known as the Early Roman Era, were tombs. This is the first time evidence of a dwelling place has been unearthed.
Archaeologists made the find whilst excavating a site next to the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth.
Pope Benedict celebrates mass during a visit to Nazareth
The church was erected in 1969 on the spot where the Catholic faith believes the Angel Gabriel revealed to Mary she would conceive a child born to be the Son of God.
According to Christian belief Mary and Joseph then made the long journey to Bethlehem in Judea to take part in a Roman census.
There they found only a cave to shelter in where Jesus is believed to have been born. Millions of Christian believers visit the two sites in Bethlehem and Nazareth each year.
According to the IAA, their discovery in Nazareth reveals a "building [that] consisted of two rooms and a courtyard in which there was a rock-hewn cistern into which the rainwater was conveyed.
"The artifacts recovered from inside the building were few and mostly included fragments of pottery vessels from the Early Roman period (the first and second centuries CE).
"In addition, several fragments of chalk vessels were found, which were only used by Jews in this period because such vessels were not susceptible to becoming ritually unclean."
There is no claim at this stage that the house was that of Jesus and his family.
Site with Church of the Annunciation behind. Pic: Israeli Antiquities Authority
Archeologists Find Remains Of A House From Jesus' Era In Nazareth, Israel | World News | Sky News
1:29pm UK, Monday December 21, 2009
Dominic Waghorn, Middle East correspondent
Israeli archaeologists claim to have unearthed the first remains of a house from Jesus's home town Nazareth, dating from the time he is believed to have lived.
The remains date back 2,000 years. Photo: Israeli Antiquities Authority
The discovery has been made close to the spot millions believe was the home of his mother, Mary.
"The discovery is of the utmost importance," said Yardenna Alexandre, excavation director with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).
"It reveals for the very first time a house from the Jewish village of Nazareth and thereby sheds light on the way of life at the time of Jesus."
The find has been announced with festive good timing.
According to the Bible, Jesus and his parents, Mary and Joseph, lived in Nazareth after his birth in Bethlehem and throughout his childhood and early youth.
But until now the only archaeologicals remains of the settlement from that time, known as the Early Roman Era, were tombs. This is the first time evidence of a dwelling place has been unearthed.
Archaeologists made the find whilst excavating a site next to the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth.
Pope Benedict celebrates mass during a visit to Nazareth
The church was erected in 1969 on the spot where the Catholic faith believes the Angel Gabriel revealed to Mary she would conceive a child born to be the Son of God.
According to Christian belief Mary and Joseph then made the long journey to Bethlehem in Judea to take part in a Roman census.
There they found only a cave to shelter in where Jesus is believed to have been born. Millions of Christian believers visit the two sites in Bethlehem and Nazareth each year.
According to the IAA, their discovery in Nazareth reveals a "building [that] consisted of two rooms and a courtyard in which there was a rock-hewn cistern into which the rainwater was conveyed.
"The artifacts recovered from inside the building were few and mostly included fragments of pottery vessels from the Early Roman period (the first and second centuries CE).
"In addition, several fragments of chalk vessels were found, which were only used by Jews in this period because such vessels were not susceptible to becoming ritually unclean."
There is no claim at this stage that the house was that of Jesus and his family.
Site with Church of the Annunciation behind. Pic: Israeli Antiquities Authority
Archeologists Find Remains Of A House From Jesus' Era In Nazareth, Israel | World News | Sky News