![]() ![]() “Christianity” comes from Egypt circa 200 years previous and the word “Christian” was never used by Jesus or Paul (maybe because Paul knew the word was a severe appellation of scorn) since truthfully in the first century the word is an insult used by pagans and heathens who believed they were ‘gods’ and blindingly assumed the Apostles and later disciples saw themselves as little ‘gods’ (Christians) but hey, not all are deceived by satan who loves going to the woman first to pull in men after so satan catches them both, just like the Garden of Eden Jesus never told us to call anyone “RABBI” but Him, and neither did Jesus or the Apostles teach “Christianity” (it’s why the word isn’t in the Holy Bible) but for argument sake in the article below, for now “Christianity” means “New Testament Faith” but that’s the funny thing. “While fragments of stone vessels have been found in the past at numerous Early Roman period sites throughout Israel, and two workshops are known from the Jerusalem area, this is the first time that full-scale excavations conducted at a stone vessel production site in Galilee.”Īncient cultures Ancient Israel apostles archaeologist archaeologists Archaeology Archaeology Discoveries archaeology places archaeology review archaeology sites bib arch bib arch org Bible bible history bible history daily bible jesus Biblical Biblical Archaeology Biblical Archaeology Discoveries Biblical Archaeology Places Biblical Archaeology Review Biblical Archaeology Sites biblical archaeology society biblical sites biblical topics biblicalarchaeology cana of galilee childhood home of jesus daily life and practice did jesus did jesus exist free ebooks galilee jesus gospel of john hershel shanks historical jesus home of jesus in the new testament jerusalem Jesus jesus exist jesus historical jews kosher laws nazareth New Testament pharisees roman period the apostles the bible jesus The Galilee Jesus Knew the gospel of the gospel of john the new testament the second temple the wedding at cana the wedding at cana story turn water into wine wedding at cana wedding in cana who wrote the gospel of john yitzhak magen The Ariel University press release describes the significance of the investigation: Nonetheless, the discoveries in this first intensive excavation season at ‘Einot Amitai are promising. “Fragments of large jars have not been unearthed,” he explained. ![]() ‘Einot Amitai codirector Dennis Mizzi, however, cautions that thus far the excavation has only found small vessels-mugs and bowls.īecome a Member of Biblical Archaeology Society Now and Get More Than Half Off the Regular Price of the All-Access Pass! Explore the world’s most intriguing Biblical scholarshipĭig into more than 9,000 articles in the Biblical Archaeology Society’s vast library plus much more with an All-Access pass. ![]() “It is certainly possible-perhaps even likely-that large stone containers of the type mentioned in the Wedding at Cana story may have been produced locally in Galilee in a cave similar to the one we are now excavating,” Adler said. Another candidate for Biblical Cana is Khirbet Cana (“the ruins of Cana”), located four miles northwest of Kafr Kanna in Galilee. Photo: Courtesy Yonatan Adler.Īdler, furthermore, notes that the chalkstone cave at ‘Einot Amitai is located just south of the town of Kafr Kanna, identified by some scholars as Cana in the Bible. An impure pottery vessel, for example, had to be broken. It made sense to purchase a vessel that could not become unclean, for once a vessel became ritually unclean, it had to be taken out of use. But the territory of the Temple was at least metaphorically expanded beyond the Temple confines, and ritual cleanliness was not limited to the bounds of the Temple but spread through the Jewish community. Most of the purity laws relate to rites in the Temple. During the Second Temple period, however, the rules were greatly expanded. Laws of ritual purity and impurity are of Biblical origin (Leviticus 11:33 ff.). What was it that connected these stone vessels to Jewish purity laws? Simply this: Stone vessels, unlike ceramic and glass vessels, were not subject to impurity. used vessels made of stone.Īrchaeologist Yitzhak Magen explains why in “Ancient Israel’s Stone Age” in BAR: ![]() While vessels-from tableware to cooking pots to storage jars-were usually made of clay in antiquity, Jews throughout Judea and Galilee in the first century C.E. The archaeologists discovered in their inaugural excavation season this summer chalkstone vessels at different stages of production, suggesting that the cave functioned as a workshop. Located on the western slopes of Har Yonah near Nazareth, ‘Einot Amitai features a massive cave hewn into a chalkstone hill. A chalkstone fragment discovered at ‘Einot Amitai. ![]()
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