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Galilee

Garo Nalbandian

The still of evening falls on the Sea of Galilee.

Galilee

Galilee is one of the most evocative locales in the New Testament—the area where Jesus was raised, where many of the Apostles came from, and where Jesus first began to preach. We’ve selected a number of articles to widen your knowledge of this important region, focusing on how Jewish the area was in Jesus’ time, on the ports and the fishing industry that was so central to the region, and on several sites where Jesus likely stayed and preached.

The articles below were hand-selected by the Biblical Archaeology Review editors especially for Premier Members of the BAS Library.

How Jewish Was Jesus’ Galilee?

BAR 33:04, Jul/Aug 2007

By Mark Chancey

Ports of Galilee

BAR 25:04, Jul/Aug 1999

By Mendel Nun

Why Jesus Went Back to Galilee

BR 12:01, Feb 1996

By Jerome Murphy-O’Connor

The Galilee Boat—2,000-Year-Old Hull Recovered Intact

BAR 14:05, Sep/Oct 1988

By Shelley Wachsmann

Synagogue Where Jesus Preached Found at Capernaum

BAR 9:06, Nov/Dec 1983

By Hershel Shanks and James F. Strange

Has the House Where Jesus Stayed in Capernaum Been Found?

BAR 8:06, Nov/Dec 1982

By Hershel Shanks and James F. Strange

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