Quote:Jesus, who was born in Nazareth
The archaeological evidence for "Nazareth" in the early first century is slim to the point of invisibility. The respected xtian scholar, Stephen Pfann excavated at the site for a couple of years under the auspices of the Israel Antiquities Authority and found a family farm. That's a long way from a town.
http://www.uhl.ac/en/projects/nazareth-village-project/
Quote:On a visit to Nazareth Hospital in November 1996, CSEC’s director Stephen Pfann identified an ancient winepress associated with agricultural terraces on the hospital grounds and the adjacent land. Potsherds found on the surface of the terraces dated from various periods beginning with the early-to-late Roman Period.
A survey of the area was conducted in February 1997 by CSEC’s archaeological staff. Four seasons of excavation, licensed by the Israel Antiquities Authority and under the joint direction of Ross Voss and S. Pfann, have been carried out by CSEC, with the help of students and local volunteers. These excavations have confirmed the land to be a complete Roman Period terrace farm with a winepress, watchtowers, olive crushing stones, irrigation systems, and an ancient quarry, and have illuminated previously unknown aspects of terrace farming in the Galilee.The character of the site indicates that the valley and its slopes likely comprised the property of a single family’s farm, which produced a variety of crops. Most of the extent of the original farm has been preserved. This farm remains the most important, and perhaps the only witness to the life and livelihood of the ancient Nazarenes.
Note how that does not even slow them down from building "Nazareth Village" though? Perhaps they should go to Kentucky and build another fucking ark?
