The Romans, who controlled parts of Israel during Jesus' time, set up military bases, markets, and trade centers, where they brought in their own food supplies to sustain their forces. These Roman ...

The Gospel of Matthew is concerned with the position of these early Christian churches within Israel ... that was less consequential during Jesus' own life time now becomes the main opponent?

But they were formally rediscovered during sewer excavations in 2004. This boat, which is also known as the Ancient Galilee Boat and even the Jesus Boat, was found in Israel back in the mid-1980s.