Capernaum Synagogue
Ruins of a limestone synagogue at Capernaum, on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. Most scholars today date it to the late fourth or fifth century CE (Bible Odyssey, 2017), as did the Franciscan excavators; some Israeli scholars have argued for the late second or third century. Basalt walls beneath it belong to an earlier building that the excavator Corbo concluded was the first-century synagogue where Jesus preached; whether an earlier synagogue lies below is likely never to be resolved with certainty. The Gospels name a synagogue at Capernaum (Mark 1:21).
Dated events and their evidence
- 400 CE disputed
limestone synagogue built (late 4th or 5th century CE according to most scholars today and the Franciscan excavators; some Israeli scholars argue for the late 2nd or 3rd century) source - 50 CE disputed
earlier basalt building beneath it, concluded by the excavator Corbo to be the first-century synagogue (contested) source
Where
32.8810° N, 35.5754° E
Sources
- https://www.bibleodyssey.org/articles/capernaum/
- https://www.biblosfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/BAR.Article.Capernaum.Synagogue.pdf
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