Here is an interesting biblical map of Galilee for you (which has as its root " circle of circuit" from hebrew=galil) which you can click on each city for biblical/gospel references.
ourfatherlutheran.net
There is the village of Magdala which lay at the foot of the valley of the doves and magdalene is said to have come ...then the city a little north of Tabgha which would probably have been Peter's family home town , and from there you would be close to the fields of the feeding of the many folks , the mount of transfiguration, and sermon of the mount has been assumed to be near there . This is where Jesus probably spent much time living with Peter's family ....most of the processing of fish took place there , as fishermen would have to pay much higher taxes across the way over at Bethsaida , so Tabgha was definitely the place to go if one could.
Might be of interest for your studies ....and please note that though born in bethlehem , the heroic figure you praise as "the only son of god" , is known only to have spent the briefest ministry in that small triangle in the north of Israel of about 25 or 30 miles total. Estimates from John to be of the length of 3yrs down to only 6mos from other readings into the gospels .
Alot to happen in so short a time ? Or were there just already so many elements of the messiah-figure already in place ? Certainly that northern region had a great deal of of its share of wandering preachers , would be liberators , activists , and other "multitudes" of figures working thru it , both gentile and whatever.
enjoy the "virtual" pilgrimage .
...but i suppose one could also go to Yosemite or Glacier or Joshua Tree National Parks ...or a trip to the moon and back .... all could be considered just as "holy places" , if the integrity of the pilgrim himself were kept in view and intact . It is not the "place" that matters.
That is the biggest flaw of all and any Religion to not see that. |
