Luke 5:1-11
1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.
8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:
10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
There are three archaeology discussions and evidences in this passage.
The first one is in verse 3 when Jesus goes into the ship and teaches the people from the ship. There is a location on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee which, when speaking from the bottom of the hill, the sound of a regular voice can be carried all across the hillside, making it possible to speak in a normal voice and thousands of people could hear.
This location is "Sower's Cove."
The second archaeological evidence that would influence this passage is the "Jesus boat" from Ginossar. It is a first-century fishing boat that was recovered in 1986 and required 14 years of being maintained in a special fluid to preserve the wood in the 2,000 year old boat. It would be a boat similar to those used by Peter, Andrew, James, and John in their fishing businesses.
The third archaeological evidence is the written works of Mendel Nun.
There are some great articles on the "Jerusalem Perspective" concerning the fishing industry on the Sea of Galilee. These are written by Mendel Nun who is an archaeologist who worked as a fisherman on the Galilee most of his life. He relates the knowledge to a biblical understanding better than anyone I have read.
Mendel Nun's works are a "must read" for anyone interested in biblical archaeology and for understanding the fishing industry on the Galilee in first-century Israel.
http://jerusalemperspective.com/Defa...ArticleID=1566
Mendel Nun is probably the most knowledgeable person on the fishing industry of the Sea of Galilee. He has worked as a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee for most of his years, both before the 1948 formation of Israel and the introduction of changes in the fishing industry for the Sea in the 1950's. Before the 1950's and the introduction of nylon nets, the fishing industry on the Sea of Galilee has been constant for thousands of years. What fishermen did in the first century, fishermen were doing in the first half of the twenty-first century.
The translation of the Bible using the word "net" has been a generic translation, and Mendel Nun has been able to take every use of the word "net" relating to fishing and relate it to a specific type of fishing and/or relating to a specific area of the Galilee where the event would have occurred. Additionally, at times, he is able to accurately render the season of the year depending upon the hot springs of Tabgha when entice the fish to warmer water in the colder months.
http://jerusalemperspective.com/Default.aspx?tabid=27&ArticleID=1552
http://jerusalemperspective.com/Default.aspx?tabid=27&ArticleID=1568
http://jerusalemperspective.com/Default.aspx?tabid=27&ArticleID=1621
In this Luke passage, the type of fishing that has been done through the night is trammel fishing.... where the fishermen have fished at night and in the early morning, the fishermen are washing their nets and hanging them to dry for the next night's work.
http://jerusalemperspective.com/Default.aspx?tabid=27&ArticleID=1565
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