The childhood home of Jesus Christ

Hi guys! Today, just like a week ago, I have some fresh news to share with you! 📰

Although it may seem surprising, the archaeologists working in the area of Nazareth have not made many discoveries that would allow to recreate how the city looked like in the first century AD, that is, in the times of Jesus Christ’s childhood.

However, just a week ago, a British archaeologist made a surprising discovery. Professor Ken Dark of the University of Reading announced to the world that he had discovered the childhood home of Jesus Christ (!)

It is worth adding that the scientist didn’t come to Israel with the intention of finding the Jesus’ house:

I didn’t go to Nazareth to find the house of Jesus, I was actually doing a study of the city’s history as a Byzantine Christian pilgrimage center. Nobody could have been more surprised than me.

According to archaeological analyzes, the alleged house of Jesus, unlike other buildings in Nazareth, actually dates back to the first century AD. The building was carved out of the rock, so whoever built the house must have had excellent knowledge of stone processing. That would be consistent with the Joseph’s (Jesus’ father) profession who, according to the Bible, was not only a carpenter but also a stonemason. 

The other evidences supporting the hypothesis that it was Jesus’ family home are the items found in the household. The artifacts found in this 2000-year-old house (including broken pots, a spindle and limestone vessels) suggest that the house was inhabited by a family. What’s more, limestone vessels indicate that it could have been a Jewish family given that, according to the Judaic belief, limestone never becomes impure.

Interestingly, the British scientist is not the first to announce that Jesus lived exactly in this place. The first speculations appeared in the 19th century. However, in the 1930s, that theory was rejected due to lack of evidence…

This time we have exactly the same situation... Again, there is not enough evidence to be able to say with certainty whether this home was owned by Jesus’ family or not.

“I haven’t said that this was certainly the ‘house of Jesus,’ just that it was probably the structure believed by Christians from the fourth century at latest to be that house, and that there is no archaeological reason why that identification is necessarily impossible.”  - professor Ken Dark

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I would like you to take today’s post with a grain of salt because this discovery hasn’t been confirmed yet. However, if you want to go deeper into this news I am giving you – as always – a few links to articles on this matter: 

• 'Strong case' house in crypt was home to Jesus, says archaeologist
• Has the Childhood Home of Jesus Been Found?
• Have archaeologists found Jesus's childhood home in Nazareth?

Take care and check back next week for a new post! 😊