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Jesus would have done. They can walk watch over their crops in order to prevent A guided tour of the attraction takes about
through and experience what it was like to thieves from stealing and animals from 90 minutes, and special-event meals and
live, cook and sleep in a first-century house. destroying them. programs are available upon request.
One of the highlights of visiting Nazareth It is in this setting that visitors not only Given how authentically the Nazareth Village
Village is that you can even eat food hear the parables of Jesus, but experience has recreated Jesus’ hometown as a place of
prepared like it was 2,000 years ago, just them in the very setting in which they were spiritual pilgrimage and historical experience,
like Jesus would have eaten. While simple, delivered: the Parable of the Olive Tree next it is no wonder that it has attracted more
the food is incredibly tasty, and quite literally to olive trees on a terrace; the Parable of the visitors and continued to grow every single
allows visitors to taste another time. Vineyard next to a first-century winepress year since opening in October 2000.
and in the greatest wine-producing region of
In addition, there are villagers dressed in Jesus’ day; the Parable of the House Built For these reasons and others, Summers says
first-century clothing so that visitors can be on the Rock next to a first-century home that the upcoming Museum of the Bible will
exposed to authentic first-century male and built on a solid foundation of stone; and contain an exhibit which recreates portions of
female fashion. The villagers themselves many others. It is in this setting that twenty- Nazareth Village. Visitors will be able to walk
demonstrate the farming practices and first-century visitors can get a sense of the through a first-century home, synagogue,
lifestyle that Jesus knew, while nearby rugged and difficult nature of first-century and carpenter’s shop. They’ll also get to
donkeys, sheep and goats graze on the rural life, and obtain a better understanding see how the food Jesus would have eaten
adjacent farm terraces. Visitors can also of why the message of God’s mercy, grace was prepared, and of course how it tasted.
see the reconstructed ancient watchtowers, and love for the least of these found fertile Fortunately for the Museum’s Jewish visitors,
three of which were found in Nazareth, that soil in such a time. there will be kosher options as well.
first-century farmers would use to keep
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