I don’t recall hearing or reading anyone make the case that Jesus and his disciples survived during their time of itinerant ministry by foraging.  But it’s an idea that makes a good bit of sense and there is some evidence for it in the Gospels.

In this post I explain why it seems to make sense; I’ll deal with some of the evidence in the next post.  Let me say I’ve only started thinking and reading about all this – so this is my first attempt to articulate my thoughts (at this point).

In most developed countries today,

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