medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
In the 1st C. probably a reasonable amount although between desert and a couple millenia of deforestation certainly it was not like being in the Pacific NW
of the US.
Lebanon was famous for its cedar groves, and I seem to recall there there were still a fair number of groves and modest woodlands further south, particularly
closer to the coastal areas. Then there would have been imports of wood, much like today, from places like Egypt and Persia.
"Jointer" does actually make a fair bit of sense, too. What was the dominant construction material of the Nazareth/Galilee/Jerusalem region during the
period in question? I see a lot of "adobe" type structures (yes, I know its not adobe like in the American Southwest). I know wood figured in construction,
but to what extent?
George (speculation is the Romantic's friend)
On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:03:07 -0800, Diana Wright wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>Given that the only reference we have is one word in the NT, what proof
>could there be? Please.
>And how much wood would there have been around Nazareth anyway?
>A tekton would have done any working with wood there was to be done --
>fixing a door, making a box, repairing a wagon or a barrel, making a
>yoke or a stool, carving a spoon.
>DW
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