How reliable are oral traditions about ancient Nazareth?

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How Much Did They Really Know? Long-Term Memory, Archaeology and The Topography Of Nazareth

Prompted by his recent book on the Archaeology of Jesus’ Nazareth, the author explores a historically plausible example of the long-term preservation of topographical knowledge from 19th century Nazareth, and its context in recent research on the archaeology and anthropology of memory.

See also The Archaeology of Jesus’ Nazareth (Oxford University Press, 2023).

By Ken Dark
Professor, Kings College London
April 2024

Sometimes centuries-old oral traditions can transmit accurate historical information. Sometimes.

For more on Professor Dark's work on the archaeology of Nazareth, see here, here, here, here, and here. Cross-file under New Book.

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