Jesus raised in Capernaum theory correlates with true Nazareth at Har Nitai - and Rene Salm

[Steven Avery]

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- Hi Medzie

There are many legitimate concerns about the establishment Nazareth archaeology and reasoning.

One cause for this is that rolling hills Nazareth in Lower Galilee, chosen as Nazareth centuries later, is highly unlikely to be the New Testament spot. When I tried to roll off the Mount of Precipitation I laughed and smiled. (A new road is messing up the spot.)

Luke 4:29 (AV)
And rose up,
and thrust him out of the city,
and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built,
that they might cast him down headlong.

Har Nitai (from which you have a beautiful view and look "down to Capernaum") would have an execution cliff with a 100+ meter sheer drop, matching the Lukan narrative.

Luke 4:31 (AV)
And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee,
and taught them on the sabbath days.

And John 2:12

Arbel is on the other side, with a similar drop, and a history as an execution spot, so it is also in consideration.

Those who have studied the spots, including Kevin Kluetz, who used his Army Ranger skills from the 1991 Gulf War to study the Galilee in 1995, Bible in hand, tend to give Har Nitai the preference.

Steven Avery

 

[Steven Avery]

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Pure Bible
RE: "There are many legitimate concerns about the establishment Nazareth archaeology and reasoning."
Thank YOU, Steven.
Our language is fairly limited and the "figurative" and "poetic" afford us the means to share in the meaning beyond words. That is a meaning we help to build whether anyone is watching or not.
Thanks again for the geography lesson and pointers that may help us better 'understand' who and what we are rather than simply going along with someone else's story.


Pure Bible
RE: "There are many legitimate concerns about the establishment Nazareth archaeology and reasoning."
Thank YOU, Steven.
Our language is fairly limited and the "figurative" and "poetic" afford us the means to share in the meaning beyond words. That is a meaning we help to build whether anyone is watching or not.
Thanks again for the geography lesson and pointers that may help us better 'understand' who and what we are rather than simply going along with someone else's story.

Adrian C Grant

Pure Bible
Good Stuff, Steven. As you know I have argued that Jesus was brought up in Capernaum, pretty much on the basis you cite.
Thank you for this added detail which I hope to incorporate.

 

[Steven Avery]

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René Salm

This paper critiques Dr. Ken Dark's three monographs on Nazareth (2020-2023). It is an expansion of a series of posts found on my website https://www.mythicistpapers.com/2026/05/09/dark-critique/

A Critique of Ken Dark's 2020, 2021, and 2023 Monographs Dealing with the Archaeology of the Sisters of Nazareth Convent Site
by René Salm

Hi Rene,

If in fact the Nazareth of the Bible is in a more sensible spot than the 4th century placement. to be a holy site, then Ken Dark being loose with the (rolling hills) Nazareth would be no surprise, and also not real important.

Har Nitai fits the real location to a "T". Starting with the visual view "down to Capernaum" and the execution cliff that fits with Luke 4:29.

Luke 4:29 (AV)
And rose up, and thrust him out of the city,
and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built,
that they might cast him down headlong.

There is more, but those two points are a good beginning.

Steven Avery
researcher
Dutchess County, NY USA