Language:
English
Year of publication:
2023
Titel der Quelle:
Early Christianity
Angaben zur Quelle:
14,1 (2023) 75-89
Keywords:
Monastic and religious life History Early church, ca. 30-600
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Galilee (Israel) History 70-638, Destruction of the Second Temple to rise of Islam
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Galilee (Israel) Church history
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Galilee (Israel) Antiquities, Byzantine
Abstract:
During the Byzantine period, the Galilee was a focal goal for pilgrims who visited the Holy Land, since this was the birthplace of Jesus himself and of some of his disciples, and the stage of Jesus's early activity. Venerated sites were identified already in the late fourth century, and from the fifth century onward the number of churches in- creased sharply. Christianity first developed in the large Roman poleis, and from there it penetrated the two Jewish cities, Tiberias and Sepphoris. Monasteries were founded at venerated sites, as well as along the pilgrims' routes, and agricultural monasteries dotted the landscape. Around the Galilee, the Roman cities slowly be- came Christian (Akko-Ptolemais, Bet Shean-Scythopolis, and Susita-Hippos). We can clearly identify three clusters of Christian societies in the Galilee: western Galilee, central lower Galilee, and the area of the Sea of Galilee. The rest of the area was inhabited by Jewish villages.
DOI:
10.1628/ec-2023-0004
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