• John 1

  • Video Introduction to the Book of John

  • Sahidic Coptic Translation of John 1:1

  • Early Manuscript of John’s Gospel

  • Gospel of John—Some Major Events

  • View of the Valley of Jezreel

  • John 2

  • Stone Jars

  • John 3

  • Sealing a Document

  • John 4

  • Mount Gerizim

  • Reapers

  • John 5

  • Pool of Bethzatha

  • John 6

  • Baskets

  • John 9

  • Pool of Siloam

  • John 10

  • Sheepfold

  • Wolf

  • Solomon’s Colonnade

  • John 11

  • Jesus Resurrects Lazarus

  • The Sanhedrin

  • John 12

  • Palm Tree

  • Colt, or Young Donkey

  • John 15

  • Vine

  • John 18

  • Kidron Valley

  • Oldest Known Fragment of the Christian Greek Scriptures

  • John 19

  • Nail in a Heel Bone

  • The Hyssop Mentioned in the Bible

  • Roman Spears

  • Tomb Chamber

  • John 21

  • First-Century Fishing Boat

  • Remains of a Galilean Fishing Boat

  • Fish of the Sea of Galilee

The items shown in the illustrations and 3-D video footage in the Media Gallery are based on extensive research. However, they are artists’ renditions and, at times, depict only one of several possibilities.

First-Century Fishing Boat

First-Century Fishing Boat

This rendering is based on the remains of a first-century fishing boat found buried in mud near the shores of the Sea of Galilee and on a mosaic discovered in a first-century home in the seaside town of Migdal. This kind of boat may have been rigged with a mast and sail(s) and may have had a crew of five​—four oarsmen and one helmsman, who stood on a small deck at the stern. The boat was approximately 8 m (26.5 ft) long and at midpoint was about 2.5 m (8 ft) wide and 1.25 m (4 ft) deep. It seems that it could carry 13 or more men.

Related Scripture(s)

Mt 4:21; Mr 4:37; Lu 5:7; Lu 8:22, 23; Joh 21:3
John 1
John 2
John 3
John 4
John 5
John 6
John 9
John 10
John 11
John 12
John 15
John 18
John 19
John 21