Cana may have been closed, but we were in luck a little down the road at Nazareth. What I can't get over is how incredibly hilly these places, including Nazareth, are. Today, of course, we'd just improve on God's creation by bringing in some gelignite and levelling these challenging pieces of real estate. They do it a bit differently, keeping the flat places for agriculture, and building houses on the slopes.
This is Nazareth, where Jesus grew up. It's amazing to look around and imagine him running in these hills, or maybe leaping them in a single bound. (Actually, I don't think he used his powers like that though one of the fanciful Gnostic Gospels written in the 2nd century has him making clay pigeons and impressing his little buddies by making them come alive suddenly and flying away.)
We go to a remake of a 1st-century village right in the heart of Nazareth. The shepherd calls his sheep by name, and his sheep know his voice and follow him.
They make everything in the carpenter's shop, using authentic 1st-century tools, and have a functional olive press which they use to make olive oil from the many olive trees in the "village."
It's a great glimpse into the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth.
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