What Was Daily Life Like for Jesus? We Now Have a Better Idea

News Staff : Mar 21, 2017
Faithwire

"Over the past 20 years we have made a great leap in understanding the way of life of Jesus and His contemporaries." -Gideon Avni

(Israel)—[Faithwire] The head of The Israel Antiquities Authority's archaeological division said over the weekend that the agency has made a "great leap" over the past two decades in understanding how Jesus and His contemporaries lived. (Photo: from The Bible miniseries/The History Channel)

"Nowadays we can restore in a very clear way the daily life during that period, from the moment of birth, through the person's life, Hisdining customs, where he travelled across the land, and until his day of death including his burial," Gideon Avni told AFP. "Over the past 20 years we have made a great leap in understanding the way of life of Jesus and his contemporaries."

Israel happens to be one of the most archaeologically active nations on planet Earth, according to the Associated Press, with experts from all over the world heading to the Middle Eastern country to try and find treasures of old—and considering the impact of both Jesus and the Bible on history and society, that quest is more than understandable.

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