PERIKANAN DANAU GALILEA ABAD PERTAMA UNTUK MEMAHAMI KAPERNAUM SEBAGAI KOTA YESUS (MATIUS 9:1)

Abstract

Capernaum became the main base of Jesus' work. The Gospel of Mt 9:1 calls it "the city of Jesus". Capernaum was the hometown of Jesus' first disciples: Simon, Andrew, James and John (Mk 1:29). The focus of this study is to examine the relationship between the selection of Jesus' first disciples from among the fishermen of Capernaum and the context of the Sea of Galilee fishery in the first century AD. Why did Jesus choose Capernaum as the base for his work on the shores of the Sea of Galilee? Through a literature study, this research seeks to understand the fishing industry of the Capernaum fishermen who became Jesus' disciples in the context of fishing on the Sea of Galilee in the first century AD. The results of this study prove that Capernaum was one of a number of centers of the fishing economy on the shores of Galilee. Galilee's fisheries grew as demand for fish products increased at the time. Jesus chose Galilean fishermen as the core of His twelve apostles because they were accustomed to working together in fishing associations, able to communicate well and connect with many people in the context of the bustling first-century AD fishing in Galilee.