A lynch mob went after Jesus because of his first homily, which came straight from the sacred writings (Luke 4:16-30). Jesus, ...

Sepphoris: The Forgotten Capital Just a stone's throw from Nazareth, the humble town where Jesus grew up, lies Sepphoris. In ...

As the names “Jesus of Nazareth” and “Jesus the Nazarene ... TREASURE FROM JESUS’ TIME Unearthed in a synagogue in the hometown of Mary Magdalene, the Magdala Stone is thought to ...

In Jesus’ day, while the Temple still existed ... as we noted, the trip from Nazareth to Jerusalem by the means of transportation available in Jesus’ time did not make the trip easy or ...

Since God would send prophets to a rebellious people, Israel, to a nation that has rebelled against him (Ez 2:4), the life of a prophet was never an easy one. In condemning corruption and oppression, ...

a city far beyond Nazareth and notable for its large non-Jewish population. Now that Jesus was back home — preaching in the synagogue, even — I’m sure they thought that he’d return to show ...

It looks, at first, as if this Gospel passage gives us little information about the context of events in the Nazareth synagogue. True, Jesus is asked to read: but was he expected to follow some scheme ...

to their own town of Nazareth. 40 The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him. Luke 2:41-52, The Boy Jesus in the Temple 41 Now every year his parents went ...

And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth." 8 Jesus answered ... I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together; I have said nothing secretly. 21 Why do you ask ...

Russell Moore, editor-in-chief of Christianity Today, theologian, ethicist and former head of the Southern Baptist Convention ...