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A house-church, the form Christian worship took in the first centuries before purpose-built basilicas, where a private home was adapted for liturgical use. The best-known example in Israel is the one excavated at Capernaum, discussed here as part of a day on Christianity around the Sea of Galilee.

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Church of the Multiplication at Tabgha
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Christianity Around the Sea of Galilee

Day two of our Christian odyssey takes us around the shores of the Kinneret: the Jesus Boat at Ginosar, the Mount of Beatitudes, the two churches at Tabgha, Capernaum, Kursi and Yardenit. With a quick lunch of St Peter's Fish in the middle.

May 2013 · 6 minute read
Jesus Boat at Ginosar / Gennesaret Church of the Beatitudes View over the Sea of Galilee at the Mount of Beatitudes Church of the Multiplication at Tabgha Church of the Primacy of St Peter at Tabgha Church of the Twelve Apostles at Capernaum View into St Peter's House, Capernaum Synagogue at Capernaum / Kfar Nachum Byzantine church ruins at Kursi Baptism ceremony in the Jordan River at Yardenit
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