New Delhi:
A British researcher has claimed in his new book that he has found the childhood home of Jesus Christ during the excavation of the nuns of Nazareth Convent in Nazareth, Israel.
'Childhood home of Jesus Christ' is identified under ruins of the Sisters of Nazareth Convent in northern Israel https://t.co/kjDK0FTpnK
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Professor Ken Dark, an archaeologist at the University of Reading in Berkshire, UK, has spent 14 years studying the remains of a first-century dwelling under the nuns (Sisters) of the Nazareth Convent in Nazareth, Israel.
The house made of stone and lime mortar which was first opened in the 1880s was partly built by cutting a limestone hill. Which was made by a skilled craftsman – Joseph, Jesus’ father. The nuns who owned this convent had excavated it until 1930, believing that it was the childhood home of Jesus. Their thinking was based on the claim of a famous Bible scholar Victor Guirin in 1888, but no evidence was ever found.
More excavation work was done at the site between 1936 and 1964 by a priest of Jesus, after which it was almost forgotten by scholars. During that time no scholar or archaeologist showed interest, then in 2006, Professor Ken Dark started a new project.
He published an article based on preliminary findings of the excavation site in 2015, suggesting that he identify the house as the home of Mary and Joseph. Subsequent analyzes confirmed that the house dates back to the first century, reinforcing the suggestion that it was the house of Jesus.
