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Sites of the New Te
The life of Jesus Christ, as narrated in the gospels,
was played out in a relatively sm
arena. He was born in Bethlehem
Nazareth; his baptism took place at the Jordan River
near Jericho; most of his public
out around the shores of the Sea
he preached, narrated parables and worked miracles;
and his crucifixion, resurrection
occurred in Jerusalem. Unlike th
Testament, those of the New Testament saw the rise
of sanctuaries, churches and cha
two or three centuries of the dea
this reason, a number of these sites have some claim
to authenticity, although, as with
Holy Land, nothing is beyond di
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the Annunciation
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John the Baptist, a cousin of Jesus, baptized
and preached the com
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Jesus as the “Lamb of God”
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of Jericho on the Jordan
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for the Greek Orthodox Epiphany in January
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