What is an insula? Why are scholars fairly certain this was where Jesus was regularly received in Capernaum during his ministry? How do art renderings based on archaeological findings picture what Jesus likely called “his own home” in Matthew 4:13?
Click picture, Capernaum Introduction, 3 m. 57 s.
Click picture, Capernaum Part 2, 3 m. 40 s.
What differences are there from our westernized, individualized culture and the ancient Jews who lived in insulas? What was it like to be a woman in that era and area? What rights did she have and not have? And how is John 14:2 supposed to comfort us?
Why would Jesus tell his disciples to pray in their closets? What were their closets like? What is a difference in culture from the west that still affects Israel’s culture today?
Women’s rights were further described here, and life in the synagogue. And what about the millstones? Why were they made from basalt rock?
Click picture, Capernaum Part 3, 4 m. 51 s.
Click picture, Capernaum Part 4, 1 m. 47 s.
Roofs in Christ’s era–how did they usually make them? What about the rich people, or the guest room, or kataluma? And what’s the difference between the original audiences of Matthew, Mark and Luke? Why would this affect how they word the same story?
Did you read your Bible lately?
Heather, May 2023
