So, sometime during a ten year period, which just happens to coincide with the period Jesus was in His ministry, the temperature around the Sea of Galilee dropped below freezing for two days or so. This, coupled with some saline water from natural springs caused water in the Sea of Galilee to freeze into ice. Not the whole lake, of course, just a bit near where the boat with Jesus' disciples were crossing the lake, and near where Jesus had to cross the lake on foot.
Jesus found this, by Himself, in the dark, and despite this being a solitary or at least unusual and isolated occurrence, decided this ice floe would enable Him to walk out to where the boat with the disciples were sailing. He managed to walk a considerable distance at night and not fall off the floe.
No one else noted the freezing conditions.
Then, when Peter gets in the water with Jesus, Peter makes no mention of how barking cold it is. When Peter either steps off or breaks through the ice floe and Jesus pulls Peter out of the water, the floe holds the weight of both men and they don't fall off the floe, successfully boarding the boat.
That's the version according to the research study. If nothing else, that is amazing in terms of timing and opportunity. I sure would not want to play poker with someone that lucky.
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Archie
