Language:
English
Year of publication:
2022
Titel der Quelle:
Novum Testamentum
Angaben zur Quelle:
64,4 (2022) 532-551
Keywords:
Peter,
;
Church buildings
;
Inscriptions, Greek
;
Capernaum (Extinct city) (Israel) Antiquities
;
Bethsaida (Extinct city) (Israel) Antiquities
Abstract:
The recent discovery of a 6th century basilica at el-A‘raj (Bethsaida) on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee has challenged our understanding of Byzantine traditions about Simon Peter. This study examines the corre-spondence between the archaeological finds and the description of Byzan-tine Bethsaida in the historical sources. Christian tradition consistently voiced that Peter’s home was in Bethsaida and was memorialized with a basilica. The archaeological finds at el-A‘raj accord with this tradition, but they also present a challenge to the innovation of Orfali in 1921 that the octagonal church in Capernaum was built over Peter’s house.
DOI:
10.1163/15685365-bja10031
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