Excavating the Land of Jesus: How Archaeologists Study the People of the Gospels

How do archaeologists unearth the daily life of people from Jesus’s time?

Contrary to popular belief, archaeology of first—century Roman Galilee is not about illustrating or proving the Gospels, drawing timelines, or hunting treasure. Rather, it is about understanding the lives of people, just like us, who lived in the time of Jesus. How do we understand Jesus and his mission as part of a larger world? How do we interpret material culture alongside textual evidence from the Gospels? How d...