New research suggests that a burial site once venerated by Christian pilgrims likely belonged to a member of Herod’s dynasty ...

So the search for the historical Jesus matters not least because it can stop him being used in that way. In the course of making these programmes we spoke to a wide and varied cast of witnesses - ...

A Tomb Once Said to Hold ‘Jesus’s Midwife’ Might Instead Hold Ancient Royalty For centuries, Christian devotees visited a tomb, believing it to belong to an apocryphal Biblical figure.

For some reason those lessons seem not to have got through to Herod the Great. But they were what Jesus was all about—right from the start, as His family became refugees, seeking asylum in Egypt ...

Herod’s slaughter is an attempt to kill the newborn Jesus, fearing the baby could grow into a future ruler able to threaten his authority. The story of Herod’s atrocity displays essential ...

According to historical accounts, Herod the Great was the regional king of Judea, which contained the cities of Bethlehem and Jerusalem.He ruled from about 37 B.C.E. until his death in 4 B.C.E ...

John and Jesus are, of course, not the same person, but their connection is meaningful, and John’s death at the hands of powerful rulers in some ways foreshadows what is to come for Jesus.

While Caruso doesn’t specify which Ridley Scott movie set was used, we can guess that it was one of the Scott films that, like Mary, was shot in Morocco. Those films include the 2000 Gladiator ...

In search of Herod Decades of archeological digs and discoveries are showcased in a new museum exhibit, looking at the architectural legacy of Israel’s greatest builder By EMANUEL MFOUKOU APRIL ...

The Gospel story further villainizes Herod, whose son, also called King Herod, or Herod Antipas, was ruling at the time of Jesus’ crucifixion around 30 C.E. Herod may have been a splendid builder and ...