Some people believe that Jesus never existed, that He was just a fictional character. According to a survey, 40% doubt Jesus actually existed.
But there are archeological proofs of the man Jesus, who walked the surface of the earth.
Here they are:
1. Jesus' childhood home
Jesus was raised in a mortar-and-stone home cut into a rocky hillside in Nazareth.
2. Herod's Palace
Today, Herod’s palace is covered by the modern Tower of David Museum and a medieval prison. It was found when workers tried to expand the museum and discovered an old abandoned building under the floor.
The palace is a whole complex. One part called Jaffa Gate fits the description of the Pavement where Jesus’s trial was held.
3. A stone dedicated by Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate was a real person. Years after sentencing Jesus to death, he built a sports stadium and dedicated it to Emperor Tiberius.
Before the stadium, Pilate placed a stone slab that is shattered today but on which we can still read the words, “To the divine Augusti Tiberieum . . . Pontius Pilate . . . prefect of Judea . . . has dedicated this.”
4. Caiaphas' tomb
Caiapas was the High priest that presided against Jesus. An ossuary has been found upon which his full name is inscribed “Joseph, son of Caiaphas".
5. The ossuary of James, brother of Jesus
Contrary to what some people believe, Jesus was not the only child of Mary and Joseph. He was the first born son. Jesus had younger siblings and one of them was James.
James met his end when the Jewish high priest sentenced him to be stoned to death. As was the custom for Jews at that time, James’s bones were buried in a stone box called an ossuary.
On this ossuary was engraved with “James, son of Joseph".
*These are just 'some' of the archeological evidences. But there is something about faith; it does not need to see before it believes. It simply believes.
Jesus said, "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." John 20:29
But there are archeological proofs of the man Jesus, who walked the surface of the earth.
Here they are:
1. Jesus' childhood home
Jesus was raised in a mortar-and-stone home cut into a rocky hillside in Nazareth.
2. Herod's Palace
Today, Herod’s palace is covered by the modern Tower of David Museum and a medieval prison. It was found when workers tried to expand the museum and discovered an old abandoned building under the floor.
The palace is a whole complex. One part called Jaffa Gate fits the description of the Pavement where Jesus’s trial was held.
3. A stone dedicated by Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate was a real person. Years after sentencing Jesus to death, he built a sports stadium and dedicated it to Emperor Tiberius.
Before the stadium, Pilate placed a stone slab that is shattered today but on which we can still read the words, “To the divine Augusti Tiberieum . . . Pontius Pilate . . . prefect of Judea . . . has dedicated this.”
4. Caiaphas' tomb
Caiapas was the High priest that presided against Jesus. An ossuary has been found upon which his full name is inscribed “Joseph, son of Caiaphas".
5. The ossuary of James, brother of Jesus
Contrary to what some people believe, Jesus was not the only child of Mary and Joseph. He was the first born son. Jesus had younger siblings and one of them was James.
James met his end when the Jewish high priest sentenced him to be stoned to death. As was the custom for Jews at that time, James’s bones were buried in a stone box called an ossuary.
On this ossuary was engraved with “James, son of Joseph".
*These are just 'some' of the archeological evidences. But there is something about faith; it does not need to see before it believes. It simply believes.
Jesus said, "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." John 20:29
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