The village of Nazareth itself lies in a basin, but from the hills all about it the most extended view can be obtained. The scenes of many of the most thrilling episodes in the history of Israel are in sight. In Jesus' time it was near the great caravan roads, and the center of a busy civilization.
"It was not as a rustic preaching to rustics that our Lord went about. He went forth in a part of the Roman empire full of Roman civilization, busy and populous."--Walter Besant
How the Lord Jesus Began to Win the Love of Many People.
PERSONS OF THE STORY.
The LORD JESUS.
John the Baptist.
The Disciples of Jesus.
Mary, the Mother of Jesus.
Nicodemus, a great teacher at Jerusalem.
A woman of Samaria.
A king's officer.
The Evil One.
Pharisees, Sadducees.
Soldiers, a wedding party, money changers, priests, Samaritans.
PLACES OF THE STORY.
The Jordan River. The Wilderness.
Cana in Galilee. Jerusalem. Samaria.
Galilee.
THE LOWER FORDS OF THE JORDAN.
Photograph taken by Mrs. Frank L. Goodspeed of Springfield, Mass., and used by her kind permission.