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Jesus' house? 1st-century structure may be where he grew up

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Jesus' house? 1st-century structure may be where he grew up | Fox News

Archaeologists working in Nazareth — Jesus' hometown — in modern-day Israel have identified a house dating to the first century that was regarded as the place where Jesus was brought up by Mary and Joseph.

The house is partly made of mortar-and-stone walls, and was cut into a rocky hillside. It was first uncovered in the 1880s, by nuns at the Sisters of Nazareth convent, but it wasn't until 2006 that archaeologists led by Ken Dark, a professor at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom, dated the house to the first century, and identified it as the place where people, who lived centuries after Jesus' time, believed Jesus was brought up.
Whether Jesus actually lived in the house in real life is unknown, but Dark says that it is possible.
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Interesting find. I don't think this is proof positive, but in the ballpark.
 
You know scientists found the mountain where God lives?

It's called Mount Olympus. Maybe we can get Fox News Greece to run a credulous story on it.
 
brothern said:
You know scientists found the mountain where God lives?

It's called Mount Olympus. Maybe we can get Fox News Greece to run a credulous story on it.
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Luckily, no need to look any further than Fox LA to find an appropriate reply to you:
 
nota bene said:
Thanks for posting this; I'm interested in archaeology.

Has the Childhood Home of Jesus Been Found? – Biblical Archaeology Society

Jesus' House? 1st-Century Structure May Be Where He Grew Up
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You should check out History Internationals "Secrets of Christianity" segment "Nails of the Cross" where Ciaphas ossuary was found and two roman nails from Jesus time were found. It's quite interesting actually and the tests which were done to verify these nails were from the time. We'll never know if they were the ACTUAL nails used to crucify Jesus but the story is compelling.
 
Ockham said:
You should check out History Internationals "Secrets of Christianity" segment "Nails of the Cross" where Ciaphas ossuary was found and two roman nails from Jesus time were found. It's quite interesting actually and the tests which were done to verify these nails were from the time. We'll never know if they were the ACTUAL nails used to crucify Jesus but the story is compelling.
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That which counters the argument that the romans wouldn't have used nails given the scarcity of metal. the romans did what they wanted.
it also goes against the argument that the Romans didn't drive nails into their victims. of which the only purpose was to cause just more pain.

the house is an interesting find as they have also found the tomb. with the house we can point to the fact that Jesus was a real historical person in history.

which adds even more credence to the bible as more and more archeological evidence continues to support it's historical contexts.
 
I'm not sure what this would prove. Even if we were 100% convinced this is where he grew up....what would that add to our knowledge other than a precise geographic location?
 
ludin said:
That which counters the argument that the romans wouldn't have used nails given the scarcity of metal.
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Someone actually made that argument? Do they think Roman armour was made from papier-mâché ?
 
CrabCake said:
I'm not sure what this would prove. Even if we were 100% convinced this is where he grew up....what would that add to our knowledge other than a precise geographic location?
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I guess the answer depends on what you need to have proven.
 
brothern said:
You know scientists found the mountain where God lives?

It's called Mount Olympus. Maybe we can get Fox News Greece to run a credulous story on it.
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What an idiotic post. What are you, and archaeology denier? :roll:
 
spud_meister said:
Someone actually made that argument? Do they think Roman armour was made from papier-mâché ?
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well that was part of the point the metal would have been used for better purposes than making nails to hang criminals with.
 
There doesn't appear to be any evidence that was actually his house other than people who lived centuries after the fact said he did. My money is just on it being a local legend.

Still, a 1st century home is a cool find in its own right.
 
American said:
Interesting find. I don't think this is proof positive, but in the ballpark.
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Only in the same way ancient trees in Sherwood forest support the existence of Robin Hood or old castles in Wales support the existence of King Arthur. The only thing the house shows is that people lived in the area at that time (which was known already). It doesn't really say anything about Jesus though there are obviously people with theological motives to overstate that connection.
 
ludin said:
the house is an interesting find as they have also found the tomb. with the house we can point to the fact that Jesus was a real historical person in history.
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It probably wasn't his actual house, though it may be a contemporary dwelling.

There is very little doubt that there was a historical person named Jesus. That is, to put it mildly, a minority view.

I really don't see how archaeological finds in that area prove or disprove the claims of the New Testament. No one doubts most of the major sections of the NT were written in the decades after Jesus' death, and should generally fit with archaeological finds.
 
brothern said:
You know scientists found the mountain where God lives?

It's called Mount Olympus. Maybe we can get Fox News Greece to run a credulous story on it.
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come onn .jesus has been surpassing Zeus for over 2000 years and father christmas occupied that mount and the others located in that region too.I mean no need to troll
 
Medusa said:
come onn .jesus has been surpassing Zeus for over 2000 years and father christmas occupied that mount and the others located in that region too.I mean no need to troll
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Huh?

You DO know that St. Nick was a real person, don't you? So was Jesus. Zeus was not.
 
Medusa said:
I know of course :confused:
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Saint Nicholas was a Greek saint, who was born in 270 CE and died in 343. He is credited with numerous miracles, and with giving gifts to the poor. His celebration day was December 6th, so at some point people used that day to give gifts to children. The "Father Christmas" figuration dates back to the 16th century. St Nicholas and Father Christmas were merged and Americanized most likely around 1800.

The origins of the Zeus myth are obviously lost to history. He was probably a deity of a specific tribal unit, which dominated Greece long enough for their deity to gain top rankings in the Greek pantheon. It is possible that parts of his myth were based on a Greek tribal leader or series of tribal leaders, but any such traces are clearly and utterly unrecoverable.

That said, tracing something like St Nicholas over time shows how myths are formed and transformed over the centuries. It also shows how miracle stories were routine in much of Europe, though today they are met with more skepticism as they rarely hold up to empirical scrutiny.
 
Visbek said:
Saint Nicholas was a Greek saint, who was born in 270 CE and died in 343. He is credited with numerous miracles, and with giving gifts to the poor. His celebration day was December 6th, so at some point people used that day to give gifts to children. The "Father Christmas" figuration dates back to the 16th century. St Nicholas and Father Christmas were merged and Americanized most likely around 1800.

The origins of the Zeus myth are obviously lost to history. He was probably a deity of a specific tribal unit, which dominated Greece long enough for their deity to gain top rankings in the Greek pantheon. It is possible that parts of his myth were based on a Greek tribal leader or series of tribal leaders, but any such traces are clearly and utterly unrecoverable.

That said, tracing something like St Nicholas over time shows how myths are formed and transformed over the centuries. It also shows how miracle stories were routine in much of Europe, though today they are met with more skepticism as they rarely hold up to empirical scrutiny.
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I know the story as a santa fan living in Turkey .He was from Demre which is a beautiful town in Turkey.I told you that I know he was real.
 
What's the argument ...

I mean its possible that ANY house and every house in Nazareth dating back to that time was where Jesus grew up .... the fact that it was worshiped at centuries later isn't really proof of anything, given the Church got "relics" all over the Place.
 
Carpenters living in a stone house? Curious. Most tradesmen are very loyal to their industry in that regard.
 
Declan said:
Carpenters living in a stone house? Curious. Most tradesmen are very loyal to their industry in that regard.
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There is nothing curious about that. All houses were made of stone in that region / time period.
 
CrabCake said:
There is nothing curious about that. All houses were made of stone in that region / time period.
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No they weren't. Cob construction was not uncommon for the region, as were brick homes and tents.
 
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