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P.1420 - §6 At the Capernaum
synagogue he found many new books in the library chests, and he
spent at least five evenings a week at intense study. One evening he devoted
to social life with the older folks, and one evening he spent with the young
people. There was something gracious and inspiring about the personality
of Jesus which invariably attracted young people. He always made them feel
at ease in his presence. Perhaps his great secret in getting along with
them consisted in the twofold fact that he was always interested in what
they were doing, while he seldom offered them advice unless they asked for
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ruins of black basalt buildings near the white limestone
synagogue of Capernaum. |
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white limestone synagogue dating from the 4th/5th century
AD. Recent excavations show another black basalt synagogue built during
the first half of the first century, but only the foundation walls and other
fragments remain below the white synagogue. (David
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The inscription says "Alpheus the son of Zebidah,
the son of John, made this colum. May it be for him a blessing." |
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