Protected by Rome and allowed to continue their religion, everything was fine until rebellion in Judaea led to a major change in the practice of their faith. By the beginning of the first century ...

Few figures in history have had such a controversial reputation as King Herod I of Judaea. In the Christian tradition, Herod is the villain in the Christmas story. The Gospel of Matthew recounts ...

"This is the best-documented Roman court case from Judaea apart from the trial of Jesus," study co-author Avner Ecker, an epigrapher, or researcher of ancient inscriptions, at the Hebrew ...

A short life and brutal death was enough to ensure that Jesus’ message of hope and everlasting life would spread across Judaea, across the Empire and ultimately, across the world. One of the ...