Sea Of Galilee Geography Analysis
Geography
The Sea of Galilee is a fresh water lake (8 miles wide, 12 miles long, 700 feet below sea level) and its the main source of freshwater for Israel. It is located on the main crossroad of the known world during the time of Christ and his ministry on earth called the via Maris. The northern shore of the Sea of Galilee is where Jesus spent 70% of his ministry. It was very strategically located because it was the main crossroad linking to Jerusalem.
Significance
The Sea of Galilee is famous for its biblical associations including one of the key moment where Jesus attracted an unlikely group of followers. They included a tax collector, political activist and several fishermen like Peter, Andrew, James, John, Matthew and Philip. …show more content…
On the Thursday night before Passover, Jesus gathered his disciples together on Mount Zion just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The vaulted room is believed to be where Jesus held the Last Supper. The disciples had no idea that this was to be the final time they would all be together. It was the Last Supper because Jesus doomed that he would die and the supper was a final word to the little group that supported him. After supper, Jesus was leading his disciples back to his base in Bethany, Jesus would have stopped mid-way in the Garden of Gethsemane, the Mount of Olives. Jesus asked to be alone in peace supposedly to pray because Jesus knew that anytime he was about to die. Jesus was arrested and taken to the Jewish high priest who condemned him for blasphemy, the crime of claiming to be the Son of God. On Mount Zion, the modern Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu marks the place where Peter, Jesus’ closest and oldest friend denied he’d ever known Jesus. Peter was terrified of his own arrest. Jerusalem was the last place that Jesus set out to persuade city people to support his divine message. This was essential if his ministry was to have any impact on the …show more content…
This marked the place where according to the gospels the angel Gabriel visited Mary, a young unmarried woman to tell her that she was to be the mother of the Messiah, the saviour of the world. The Franciscan Church stands over the ruins of many earlier buildings including where Joseph and Mary are thought to have lived 2,000 years ago. The ancient remains of a simple dwelling are preserved in the sanctuary, the spiritual heart of the church.
The Sea of Galilee is a fresh water lake (8 miles wide, 12 miles long, 700 feet below sea level) and its the main source of freshwater for Israel. It is located on the main crossroad of the known world during the time of Christ and his ministry on earth called the via Maris. The northern shore of the Sea of Galilee is where Jesus spent 70% of his ministry. It was very strategically located because it was the main crossroad linking to Jerusalem.
Significance
The Sea of Galilee is famous for its biblical associations including one of the key moment where Jesus attracted an unlikely group of followers. They included a tax collector, political activist and several fishermen like Peter, Andrew, James, John, Matthew and Philip. …show more content…
On the Thursday night before Passover, Jesus gathered his disciples together on Mount Zion just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The vaulted room is believed to be where Jesus held the Last Supper. The disciples had no idea that this was to be the final time they would all be together. It was the Last Supper because Jesus doomed that he would die and the supper was a final word to the little group that supported him. After supper, Jesus was leading his disciples back to his base in Bethany, Jesus would have stopped mid-way in the Garden of Gethsemane, the Mount of Olives. Jesus asked to be alone in peace supposedly to pray because Jesus knew that anytime he was about to die. Jesus was arrested and taken to the Jewish high priest who condemned him for blasphemy, the crime of claiming to be the Son of God. On Mount Zion, the modern Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu marks the place where Peter, Jesus’ closest and oldest friend denied he’d ever known Jesus. Peter was terrified of his own arrest. Jerusalem was the last place that Jesus set out to persuade city people to support his divine message. This was essential if his ministry was to have any impact on the …show more content…
This marked the place where according to the gospels the angel Gabriel visited Mary, a young unmarried woman to tell her that she was to be the mother of the Messiah, the saviour of the world. The Franciscan Church stands over the ruins of many earlier buildings including where Joseph and Mary are thought to have lived 2,000 years ago. The ancient remains of a simple dwelling are preserved in the sanctuary, the spiritual heart of the church.