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Hi, Unknown. And you already know the educated guesses. I know of one guess, around the Stephen Phann area. And I will conjecture that your other "educated" guesses fan out from there, without much fanfare, to find a cliff that could do some harm. However that is all one general locale. (A...

Hi, That Luke wrote to the high priest Theophilus is one major point. Unsubstantiated. Try again? It is a very strong theory of recipient, although anybody stuck in late dating due to skeptic presuppositions would have a hard time accepting the fairly obvious identity. So mentioning that is more for...

Hi, What is the evidence for and against the hypothesis that the authors of the canonical books of the Greek new testament were Jewish. What are some of the discussion points concerning the hypothesis that the authors of the canonical books of the Greek new testament were Jewish. That Luke wrote to ...

outhouse wrote:200-400 is the typical well educated modern guess.

I actually meant the location .

Which can help with the size.

HI, Hello Steve, interesting suggestion that the NT Nazareth lies under Nitai. I can't comment on that. Is this conclusion the result of an argument like the following? 1. Luke describes Nazareth as being a "city" in Galilee on the brow of a hill 2. Nitai is a location in Galilee on the br...

Hi, ...After the taking of Jerusalem, when the remnant of the Jewish nation concentrated themselves in Galilee under the civil and religious government of the priesthood, they obtained the privilege that only Jews should live in their territory. It was not until 329 that this law was broken down. .....

Hi, illustrating how Empress Helena was treated to a Potemkin Village experience ... when she visited Israel to find the holy places. If she ever visited Nazareth. Maybe I can get a little assistance with this history: Archaeology and Infallibility (1906) Ethelred Luke Taunton http://books.google.co...

Hi, Despite having said the "Jews who lived in the area sought shelter under Roman rule, particularly during the Jewish revolt that ended with the destruction of the Second Temple," they researchers, after consulting with Rabbis regarding the significance of mikvehs in such a remote area, ...

Hi, Ficino, interesting post. you cover a few issues here. I've seen a lot of argument on websites and blogs over whether Nazareth, Jesus' purported home town, existed in the first century CE. I've tried to look at some scholarly publications but haven't yet been able to get a clear picture. Does an...

Hi, > JoeWallack > .. Augustine's complaint is that 16:9-20 does not fulfill the critical Galilee predictions of 14:28 and 16:7. An Internal evidence fact acknowledged by everyone except for James Snapp. Mark 14:28 (AV) But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. Mark 16:7 But go y...