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Document Details : Title: Nazareth avant Jésus Subtitle: Un nouvel examen historique Author(s): HAMIDOVIC, D. Journal: Ancient Near Eastern Studies Volume: 41 Date: 2004 Pages: 95-107 DOI: 10.2143/ANES.41.0.562922 Abstract : An administrative text from Tell Hasor in Galilee holds the name “Nassura”. This tablet dating from the Late Bronze Age (c. 1550-1180) is perhaps the first attestation of Nazareth in history. A new study of the excavations’ reports and new discoveries on the site allow to think Nazareth was a small city or a built area in Bronze Age. Around our era, the designation of Nazareth as a “city” in New Testament cannot be corroborated by archaeology. We propose to understand the locution “city of Nazareth” as a remembrance of a golden age, when a city existed in Bronze Age. This expression may be a literary figure to explain the choice of Messiah’s birthplace. |
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