What evidence have archaeologists found about Jewish believers in Jesus in the first and second centuries?
Archaeologists are uncovering more and more evidence that thousands of first- and second-century Jews were still practicing Judaism while embracing Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah. These Jewish believers had not stopped their Judaistic rituals or Temple worship; the only thing added was their belief that Jesus was whom He said He was.
Les explains that archaeologists are now finding more and more evidence that thousands of first- and second-century Jews were still practicing Judaism while having embraced Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah. This fits the Acts setting where early Jewish believers continued meeting in Solomon’s Porch at the Temple, had not stopped taking sacrifices or Judaistic ritual, and only added their belief that Jesus was whom He said He was. Their miraculous signs and wonders continued Christ’s earthly ministry to Israel as Peter and the eleven sought to convince the nation that Jesus was the Messiah.