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Lost Years of Jesus-- In Search of My Father A Scholar’s Family Journey To Galilee

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Lost Years of Jesus--In Search of My Father

A Scholar’s Family JourneyTo Galilee

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Lost Years of Jesus--In Search of My Father

“My father passed away recently.. My family & I are traveling to Galilee tomorrow morning for short visit in search of our emotional links to his spirit & to past, present & future. Jesus lived there in most of his short life as known now ….” Thomas Mathai III. (A scientist by profession, director of a small microbiology lab & amateur historian.)

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“Wailing Wall”Remnant of 2nd Temple today at Jerusalem. Existed at 1st century AD when Jesus lived here.

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**Rustic Inn**

In Search of My Father

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Church of the Beatitudes

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Qumran Community(Time of Jesus)

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Qumran Community “Bath” Recreation (Time of Jesus)

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“Mona Lisa of Galalee” fromRoman Villa at Sepphoris

“Did Jesus in late teens-20’swork as “Tekton” (day laborer) at Sepphoris, walking 2 hours from Nazareth every day ?” (Biblical scholars new hypothesis)

Lost Years of Jesus--In Search of My

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Dead Sea Scroll Fragment (Accidentally found in 1947 @ Qumran)

“Our community legend say Thomas came to India in 52 AD, 22 years after Crucifixion. This means Thomas left Jerusalem, by sea at Antioch, an early Christian colony on Mediterranean coast, or by land route from Edessa, on the Silk Road, located in modern day Turkey “ Thomas Mathai III

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Vineyards & Almondstwo important crops at farms at Galilee.

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A Public Service Announcement PSAChapter 1 Walden Three Twin Promised Land By The Sea” (near Cochin, India)A blueprint for a modern 21st century prosperous & enriched community, ‘celebrating ethnic voices’ !”

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Images from First Century Galilee Scented Garden. Know this ?

Lost Years of JesusIn Search of My

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Images from First Century Galilee Scented Garden.

Memory is the mother of all wisdom. Aeschylus

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The Second Temple(model) that was built (538-515 BC) on return from exile in Babylon when Cyrus of Persia conquored Babylon.

Temple was destroyed by the Roman army In 70 CE at “Seize of Jerusalem

2nd Temple at Jerusalem where Joseph & Mary took Jesus (5 CE) for ceremony 30 days after birth written in Luke (Luke 2:24)

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70 AD-- The Herod Temple (3rd Temple) Destroyed by the Roman Army (The “Wailing Wall” remnant a spiritual symbol still today of centuries of persecution that followed under new Roman Emperors)

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Sepphoris **

Apostle Thomas Jude Didemus, St. Thomas An early Christian legend says he came to India in 52 AD on a ship

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Key Qumran Library Scrolls (1) The Damascus Document First Discovered in 1896 at Ben Ezra at Cairo. Fragments at Qumran also.

(2) Manual Of Discipline Cave 1 by M. Burrows & (Rule of The Community) Methodist Church Tradition

(3) Temple Scroll Design of a Grand Temple Composed 2nd Century BC (Before Herod’s Temple existing at time of Jesus)(4) War Scroll Apocalyptic—War between Forces of Good & Evil (5) The Copper Scroll A Detailed List of Hidden Treasures of destroyed Temple (6) Old Testament Fragments

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In Search of Lost Years of Jesus(A Scholar’s Journey to 1st Century Galilee)

Sea of Galalee

Village of Nazareth (At Galalee)

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Dead Sea Scroll Fragment (Accidentally found in 1947 @ Qumran)

“Mona Lisa of Galalee” fromRoman Villa at Sepphoris

TP C2C Club TI-02-01-04By ICP

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“Did Jesus in late teens-20’swork as “Tekton” (day laborer) at Sepphoris,

walking 2 hours from Nazarethevery day ?” (Biblical scholars new hypothesis)

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Ancient Mesopotamia Land of Abraham

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JosephusJewish Historian(37 AD-100 + AD)

Recorded destruction of Jerusalem in “Jewish War”

Appointed governorOf Galilee

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Sepphoris **

By ICP

A typical fishing boat 1st Century Galalee

Nazareth, Capernaum & Sepphoris“Lost Years at Galalee“

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A Public Service Announcement PSA

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A Public Service Announcement PSA

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Vineyards & Almonds,two import crops at farms at Galilee.

TP C2C Club TI-02-01-06 By ICP

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Spring

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Lost Years of Jesus--In Search of My Father

“My father passed away recently.. My family & I are traveling to Galilee tomorrow morning for short visit in search of our emotional links to his spirit & to past, present & future. Jesus lived there in most of his short life as known now ….” Thomas Mathai III. (A scientist by profession, director of a small microbiology lab & amateur historian.)

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Lost Years of Jesus--In Search of My Father

A Scholar’s Family JourneyTo Galilee