Jesus's hometown of Nazareth that rejected him was home of hard-line Jews who also shunned Roman influence. ... The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him, [21] ...

In the four decades since it made its debut on Palm Sunday and Easter of 1977, I’ve watched Franco Zeffirelli’s Jesus of Nazareth in bits and pieces far more often than I’ve watched the ...

By Jon Schell. When Jesus returned to Nazareth, He spoke in the synagogue in front of people that he grew up with, according to Luke 4:22-30. Here, He should have been a hometown hero, but He wasn ...

Last Sunday’s gospel was about the beginning of the Galilean Ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is found in your Bible in Luke 4:14-21 and today’s gospel is the continuation of last ...

Nazareth Residents: Who Does Jesus Think He Is? James Tissot (1836-1902), “Jesus Unrolls the Scroll in the Synagogue” (photo: Public Domain) Jimmy Akin Blogs February 2, 2016 ...

2005-12-23 04:00:00 PDT Nazareth, Israel-- On a rocky hillside in Nazareth, the town where Jesus grew up and spent much of his life, a familiar scene is taking shape. In the courtyard of a stone ...

He also mentioned that the Holy Father confided to him that the second volume of Jesus of Nazareth is complete. Sunday, June 22, 2025. A service of EWTN News. CNA ACI ...

To help bring alive and recreate the “Hometown Nazareth: Where Jesus Was a Kid” scenario for Vacation Bible School this year, ... Synagogue School shop-where kids will make a Tzedakah box; ...

We are now on the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time and today’s gospel reading speaks about the visit of our Lord Jesus to his own hometown in Nazareth where most ... He began to teach in the synagogue.