The Jesus Boat

The Mystery of the 2000-Year-Old Boat/The Jesus Boat...

This 1st Century CE Ancient Galilee boat was discovered in the mud near the shore of the Sea of Galilee by Moshe and Yuval Lufan, two brothers and fisherman from Kibbutz Ginosar. It still remains a mystery as to whether it belonged to Jesus and his disciples, to the fighters of the Migdal battle, or a fisherman from the Sea of Galilee, but it is typical of the type of boat that Jesus and his disciples would have used. It is 9 meters long, 2.5 meters wide, and 1.25 meters high.

 Photos taken at the Yigal Allon Centre

The Story of the Jesus Boat (Part 1) - http://www.jesusboat.com

The Story of the Jesus Boat (Part 2) - http://www.jesusboat.com

Mount Carmel

Next stop Mount Carmel...

View from on top of Mount Carmel

Historically

Mount Carmel was known in Egyptian texts as the "Holy Headland" and this tradition of sanctity started by the Phoenicians proved to be its most dominant and enduring characteristic. Throughout history Mount Carmel was called the holy of mountain of many gods (ex. the holy mountain of Zeus). From remote antiquity Baal-Adonis was worshipped at Mount Carmel, but eventually began to be replaced by the prophet Elijah and is venerated by both Christians and Jews (Islam shares the same respect).

Statute of Elijah at the Carmelite Monastery 

Biblically
Mount Carmel is the place where the prophet Elijah challenged and defeated the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal turning the hearts of the people back to YHWH (1 Kings 18).

A short lecture by Dr. Boda on top of Mount Carmel discussing its relationship and significance to the Levant and 1 Kings 16-18.
Dr. Boda is a Professor of Old Testament at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario.

Reflection

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