Korazim Center in Chorazim

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  mrwan attia

  :: 31 March 2018 16:46:35

  Chorazin, along with Bethsaida and Capernaum, was named in the gospels of Matthew and Luke as "cities" (more likely just villages) in which Jesus performed "mighty works". However, because these towns rejected his work ("they had not changed their ways"), they were subsequently cursed (Matthew 11:20-24; Luke 10:13-15). The gospels make no other mention of Chorazin or what works had occurred there. According to the two-source hypothesis, this story originally came from the Q document. Despite this textual evidence, archaeologists have not yet been successful in finding a settlement dating to the first century.[citation needed] Due to the condemnation of Jesus, some early Medieval writers believed that the Antichrist would be born in Chorazin.[1] The Babylonian Talmud (Menahot, 85a) mentions that Chorazin was a town known for its grain.[2] Two settlement phases have been proposed based on coin and pottery findings.[3] Theologian John Lightfoot suggested that Chorazin might have been an area around Cana in Galilee, rather than a single city/village: What if, under this name, Cana be concluded, and some small country adjacent, which, from its situation in a wood, might be named "Chorazin", that is, 'the woody country'? Cana is famous for the frequent presence and miracles of Christ. But away with conjecture, when it grows too bold.[4]