The Life of Jesus: In Jesus’ time, Nazareth was a small Jewish town of not more than 300 people, and there would have been just one synagogue that served their needs. Most of what is done in Christianity can be traced back to the roots of Judaism. There are no records of Jesus ever going to church, however, there are many records which record Jesus regularly at the Jewish synagogue. In the time of Jesus, the Temple in Jerusalem was still standing, and was the focus of Jewish worship, as it had been for many hundreds of years. The synagogue was complementary to Temple worship; it had developed first as a local meeting place, a place where Jews could gather and read the scriptures and discuss them together. Later on, by Jesus’ time, the regular reading of scriptures had become formalized, and had become the central part of the synagogue service. The synagogue was also a natural focus for the lessons of bible teachers and rabbis. As attendance at the synagogue had became a regular routine of Jewish life, Jesus as a practicing Jew would visit regularly.
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