Netflix’s Mary—a new biblical film about the mother of Jesus Christ that began streaming ... the tyrannical King Herod (played by two-time Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins) does everything in ...

In all this, Jesus was retrieving and modeling some of the remarkable kingship themes from Israel’s own scriptures. One of the old Temple ... to escape Herod’s men. At this time of year ...

Herod’s remodeled temple was a much more grandiose structure ... was ruling at the time of Jesus’ crucifixion around 30 C.E. Herod may have been a splendid builder and a savvy economist ...

Jesus enters ... And so, when Herod built the city, or helped to rebuild the city, he did so on a monumental scale. And this can be seen in the rebuilding of the Temple. If we move around the ...

Jerusalem's Second Temple, considered the most holy site in Judaism, was built using large stones. Archaeologists have now found the quarry from where these stones were likely sourced. Talking ...

It struck me by surprise when I thought about Jesus in the temple. A place that ... Only supposed to spend time with the most righteous? He regularly was found having dinner with the “worst ...

This revolt led to the Romans destroying the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem ... According to Matthew, Jesus is born “in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod” (Matthew 2:1).