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Nazareth

Number of times 'Nazareth' is mentioned in the NT. Supposedly there are 31 mentions of Nazareth/Nazarene in the NT, at least in the KJV. Unfortunately when considering the Koine Greek, not too many of these 'mentions' actually mention Nazareth Per se. 16 mentions are, 'O/tou Nazariou' in a number of spelling variants, consistent spelling being something of an optional extra in the first century. Some of these variants are supposedly adjectival forms of 'from Nazareth' The form of 'man from Nazareth' (a town) we would expect in Koine Greek would be Nazarethenos or Nazarethaios, this isn't what we find in NT texts, what we find is' O/tou Nazoraiou/Nazarenos/Nazoraios'. Literally translated this is 'The Nazorean'. And Nazoreans are a sect mentioned in Numbers. And are known from the first century, as Nozrim, Nazir, Nazoreans etc. Sometimes they are associated with early Christians. Which means we are down to just 15 suppo
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