H1617 – 1st century Galilee boat from the time of Jesus (Jesus Boat)

In 1986 two brothers, sons of a fisherman, from Kibbutz Ginosar discovered the Galilee boat when a severe drought resulted in the lowering of the waters of the Sea of Galilee. Based on several criteria the Galilee Boat is firmly dated to the frst centuries BCE-CE An analyses of crew sizes suggests that this is th type of boat referred to in the Gospels in use among Jesus Disciples (Mattew 14:22-36 , Luke 5:1-IO). The vessel had been buried in, and thus protected by, the seabeds sediments. The Israel Antiquities Authority, assisted by many volunteers, rescued the boat in a remarkable eleven day excavation, Excavators packaged the weak and waterloggrd hull in a cocoon of fiberglass and polyurethane foam, and then successfully floated it to the nearby Yigal Allon Centre, where it underwent an extensive carefully monitored eleven-yearlong conservation process in a specially-built pool. In february,2000 fourteen years after this excavation, the boat moved to its permanent home, in a new wing of the YigI Allon Centre, whch is devoted to the story of man in the Galilee.This dvd tells the story of the eleven enthusiastic excavation days. ( info@jesusboat.org )