Endnote 5 – Searching for Cana: Where Jesus Turned Water into Wine

We have identified the sarcophagus lid with incised crosses as “a kind of an altar,” as it appears to have been intentionally set in place to invite pilgrims to approach it and perhaps to interact in some way with the stone vessels in place behind the lid. We contend that the placement and decoration of the make-shift altar constitutes some type of liturgical action in the cave setting.