The Steps Jesus Used to Enter the Temple with
His Disciples

His mother was a young girl named Mary from the village of Nazareth (“naaz’-uh-reth”), in the province of Galilee, whose husband was named Joseph.

After living in Bethlehem for a period, and after a brief exile in Egypt, Jesus’s mother, Mary, and His adoptive father (or stepfather), Joseph, returned to their home village of Nazareth, and Jesus grew to adulthood there, working as a woodworker and builder with Joseph.  Over time, Jesus had five half brothers named Joseph, Simon, James, Jude and, later in life, a half brother named Amos.  Jesus also had three half sisters, thought to have been named Miriam, Martha, and Ruth.

In 27 AD, Jesus began to recruit twelve disciples (the most famous of whom was Peter), and He began to travel around Israel with them – teaching and working miracles among the people.

But after three years of teaching and working miracles, in April of 30 AD, Jesus was arrested in Jerusalem by His religious enemies.  He was interrogated by Caiaphas (“kay’-uh-fuss”), the High Priest of Israel; and by Pontius Pilate (“pahn’-chuss  pie’-lut”), the Roman governor, and was eventually sentenced to death.  After being tortured by Roman soldiers in the dungeon of the Antonia Fortress in Jerusalem, Jesus was crucified on Golgotha (“gall’-guh-thuh”) Hill and buried in an empty rich man’s tomb in a nearby garden, the tomb sealed with Roman seals and guarded by a squad of Roman soldiers.

However, He returned to life and emerged from the tomb on the third day.  He taught His disciples for another 40 days, and then returned to His Father in heaven.

Then, at 9:00 o’clock in the morning on May 30th, in 30 AD, the morning of the one-day annual wheat harvest festival known as “Pentecost,” Jesus poured out the Holy Spirit on those who believed in Him, indwelling them with supernatural power, and creating the Spiritual movement that today we call “Christianity.”

During that day, 3,120 people were indwelled and joined the movement.  At first they called themselves Followers of The Way, until 30 years later unbelievers began calling them “Christians” and the new name stuck.

A great deal is known about Jesus’s life, and many of the circumstances surrounding His life have been scientifically verified.  Following is a gallery of photos taken of some of the places where Jesus walked, taught, and worked miracles.  The gallery also includes pictures of some of the physical objects (artifacts) that are mentioned in the written record of His life.

Here are the photos with captions.  Click the photos to enlarge them and see the captions.

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