US EditionScientists Explore Natural Explanation for Biblical Fish Miracle at Sea of Galilee
- In 2024, scientists examining Lake Kinneret, also called the Sea of Galilee, explored the biblical account of Jesus miraculously providing food to a large crowd using a small amount of bread and fish.
- They measured oxygen levels, wind strength, and water temperature to investigate whether abnormal weather conditions triggering sudden fish kills could account for the event, although biblical experts have challenged this explanation.
- Strong winds can churn the lake, causing cold, low-oxygen water to rise and kill fish that then float to the surface, which to observers would appear as fish suddenly becoming plentiful.
- The Bible states the fish would be 'easily collected by a hungry populace,' and researchers argue this natural phenomenon could explain the Gospel passage without negating its spiritual message.
- The findings suggest the famous miracle may have a natural basis, but believers maintain that some aspects of the event transcend scientific explanation.
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Scientists 'disprove' one of Jesus Christ's best-known miracles
A TEAM of scientists claims to have debunked one of Jesus Christ’s most famous miracles — saying the Son of God may not have fed 5,000 people with just five loaves and two fish after all. Instead, researchers believe it could have been a freak natural event in Israel’s Lake Kinneret — known in the Bible as the Sea of Galilee — that brought a massive haul of fish to the surface for easy collection. GettyGhent – Crucifixion paint on the wood from …
According to the Gospel texts, Jesus Christ was able to feed a crowd with just five loaves and two fish. An episode of high symbolic value that transcended strictly theological value to become part of the global cultural imaginary. In parallel, the so-called miraculous fishing, also collected in the Gospels, describes an abundant capture after a fruitless night. Both events, according to a recent study published in Water Resources Research, coul…
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