{"id":118,"date":"2014-07-03T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/?p=118"},"modified":"2014-05-23T21:59:45","modified_gmt":"2014-05-23T21:59:45","slug":"matthew-412-17-jesus-begins-to-preach-archaeological-insights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/2014\/07\/matthew-412-17-jesus-begins-to-preach-archaeological-insights.html","title":{"rendered":"Matthew 4:12-17; Jesus Begins to Preach (Archaeological Insights)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Capernaum (pronounced \u201ckuh PUHR nay uhm\u201d) in Galilee was the headquarters of Jesus\u2019 ministry and the home of his disciple, Simon Peter. In that time, it was a bustling city of about 6,000 people (both Jews and Gentiles) and was situated on a major trade route that connected Damascus and Alexandria. Located beside the Sea of Galilee, fishing was a prominent trade there.<\/p>\n<p>Historians tell us that Jesus most likely lived with Peter when in Capernaum. In fact, Archaeologists think they\u2019ve found remains of both Peter\u2019s ancient home and the synagogue where Jesus taught in Capernaum. The house lies about 80-plus feet away from the synagogue, and was discovered under the ruins of a fourth-century church. Today, the location is marked by a modern Franciscan church in what\u2019s known as Capernaum National Park.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_312\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-312\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/371\/2014\/05\/Ruins_of_Capernaium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-312\" title=\"Matthew 4:12-17; Jesus Begins to Preach\" alt=\"Ruins_of_Capernaium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/371\/2014\/05\/Ruins_of_Capernaium.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruins of Capernaum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/workscited.html\" target=\"_self\">Works Cited<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>[TEF, 49; JHT, 228, 229, 232; ANT, 162, 164; FOD, 393]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2126\u2126\u2126<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About: Bible Study Nerds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/about-for-bible-study-nerds.html\">About: For Bible Study Nerds\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About: Mike Nappa\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/about-mike-nappa.html\">About: Mike Nappa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2014 to present by\u00a0<a title=\"Nappaland Communications Inc. official website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nappaland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nappaland Communications Inc<\/a>. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capernaum (pronounced \u201ckuh PUHR nay uhm\u201d) in Galilee was the headquarters of Jesus\u2019 ministry and the home of his disciple, Simon Peter. In that time, it was a bustling city of about 6,000 people (both Jews and Gentiles) and was situated on a major trade route that connected Damascus and Alexandria. 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