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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Irish Zionist on December 21, 2009, 04:35:08 PM
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(IsraelNN.com) An archaeological excavation by the Israel Antiquities Authority recently revealed new information about ancient Jewish Nazareth from the time of Jesus. Remains of a dwelling that date to the Early Roman period were discovered for the first time in an excavation, which was carried out next to the Church of the Annunciation.
In 1969 the Church of the Annunciation was erected in the spot that the Catholic faith identified with the house of Mary. It was built atop the remains of three earlier churches, the oldest of which is ascribed to the Byzantine period (the fourth century CE). In light of the plans to build there, the Israel Antiquities Authority recently undertook a small scale archaeological excavation close to the church, which resulted in the exposure of the structure.
According to Yardenna Alexandre, excavation director on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, “The discovery is of the utmost importance since 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 building that we found is small and modest and it is most likely typical of the dwellings in Nazareth in that period. From the few written sources that there are, we know that in the first century CE Nazareth was a small Jewish village, located inside a valley. Until now a number of tombs from the time of Jesus were found in Nazareth; however, no settlement remains have been discovered that are attributed to this period”.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/176914
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What?!! No pictures??
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Still no evidence that he existed at that time? Did you read that recently found burial shrouds refute the Shroud of Turins authenticity?
Remember that during the 1st century many great Jewish sages were murdered via all sorts of horrible tortures at the hands of the Romans.
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The Shroud of Turin is a proven hoax.