The research behind the videos
Daily life in Bible times
The Gospels are full of bread, nets, lamps and coins. Knowing how ordinary people lived makes those stories land. Every article is drawn from archaeology and ancient sources, and we say so when scholars disagree.
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.