Researchers’ opinions differ regarding the date of the synagogue’s construction. All agree that it is not the 1st century CE synagogue from the time of Jesus. According to most, the Galilee synagogue type, to which the Capernaum synagogue belongs, dates to the Roman period (2nd and 3rd ce...
where a half-shekel was required for the service of the tabernacle. By the time of Jesus, this tax was still collected, reflecting the ongoing religious obligations and the centrality of the temple in Jewish worship. The collectors were likely local agents responsible for gathering this tax, ind...
According to Luke 4:31-44, Jesus taught in the synagogue in Capernaum on the Sabbath. In Capernaum also, Jesus healed a man who had the spirit of an unclean devil and healed a fever in Simon Peter's mother-in-law. According to Matthew 8:5-13, it is also the place where a Roman...
7When He had completed all His[a]teaching in the hearing of the people,He went to Capernaum. 2Now a centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die.3When he heard about Jesus,he sent some[b]Jewish elders to Him, asking Him to come and save the lif...
Healing Peter's Mother-in-Law (Luke 4:38-39)Peter is called Simon at this point of the story, a very common name, a variation of Simeon. To this day, the name is a common one among Jews; Israel's eighth Prime Minister, Shimon Peres (b. 1923) bears the name. Jesus doesn't ...