but, the types of people who are described, the sites that are mentioned, are in fact sites and people who we go both from archaeology and historical sources. ♪ >> reporter: nazareth this is town where jesus grew up, called his hidden life, because, only one story is told about jesus' youth. his encounter at age 12 with learned men at the temp in jerusalem. jesus' public life began when he was 30 years old with baptism by john at the jordan river. ♪ >> reporter: this is the sea of galilee, the area around the fresh water lake was settled for centuries before the time of christ. it is here, along these shores, that jesus began his ministry, called his disciples and performed many of his miracles. ♪