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Imagining the Centurion’s Synagogue of Capernaum

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

I’m currently writing the scene of Jesus’ first public teaching in the synagogue of Capernaum. It is a key moment in the next book, propelling his work as teacher and healer forward. But imagining how exactly this synagogue looked like …

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Tags Archaeology, Galilee

Imagining Capernaum: The Village of Jesus

December 3, 2019March 13, 2019

Jesus grew up in the Galilean village of Nazareth, but he left his home once he started roaming the land as teacher and healer. For reasons we don’t know he chose a small lakeside place called Capernaum as an important …

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Tags Archaeology, Galilee, History

Imagining the Apostles: Simon Peter

April 26, 2020August 9, 2018

Who were the followers of Jesus? For my next book in the REIGN OF GOD series, I’ve started researching the lives of Jesus’ most important disciples. Because great stories emerge from great characters, I’m creating personality profiles for the folks …

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Tags Apostle, Book II, Disciple, Galilee, Mary Magdalene, Peter
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The Violent Childhood of Jesus

March 13, 2018January 24, 2018

When Jesus was about ten years old, his homeland was trembling from rebellion. He grew up among people traumatized by war. We don’t know much about the childhood of Jesus, but we often imagine his upbringing in the lush Galilean …

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Tags Galilee, Herod the Great, History, Josephus, Nazareth, Rome, Violence, War, Yeshua

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