New episode · 14:03
What Did People Actually Eat in Jesus's Time?
Follow one ordinary day of food in first-century Galilee, from grinding stones to a boat found in the mud, and see what it adds to the Gospel food stories.
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Meet the village
A grumpy uncle, a fisherman with big ideas, a little brother who asks "but why?" and a goat. Kids come back for the characters.
Meet everyone
For Sunday school teachers
Every episode is a ready-made lesson
- 1
Watch it
Play the episode or a one-minute short to open class.
- 2
Talk about it
Discussion questions for every video, written for kids.
- 3
Do it
A 10-minute object lesson with things from your kitchen.
- 4
Color it
A free printable page to take home.
Object lessons
Jesus taught with bread, salt, seeds and coins. So do these.
John 6:1-14, 35
Bread of Life Object Lesson: Five Barley Loaves
Jesus can do great things with the little we give him, and he is the bread that satisfies forever.
10 minutes
Matthew 5:13-16
Salt and Light Object Lesson for Kids
Jesus's followers make the world better, like salt, and show God's goodness, like light, through the way they live.
10 minutes
Matthew 13:31-32; Matthew 17:20
Mustard Seed Object Lesson on Faith
Faith doesn't have to start big. When we trust God with a little faith, he grows it.
10 minutes
Matthew 18:21-35
Forgiveness Object Lesson: The Big Debt and the Little Debt
God has forgiven us a debt we could never pay, so we forgive others.
12 minutes
Coloring pages, free to print
Drawn in the same style as the videos, with one true fact from Jesus's day at the bottom of every page.
All coloring pagesLife in Jesus's day
The research behind the videos, written up for teachers.
Food in Bible times
What Did Jesus Eat? Food in Jesus's Day
What did Jesus eat? Bread, lentils, figs, olive oil and fish, with meat only at feasts. A sourced guide to food in Jesus's day for teachers and families.
Work in Bible times
Fishing on the Sea of Galilee in Jesus's Time
How did Peter, Andrew, James and John fish? Night fishing, trammel nets, a real 2,000-year-old boat and the fish-salting town of Magdala, explained for kids.