The modern Christmas themes of peace and joy were in short supply amid the ‘dislocation and danger’ of ancient Judea – as they are in today’s fractured world too.
Articles on King Herod
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Historians know a fair bit about Herod the Great, the king of Judea at the time of Jesus’ birth.
A conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn is giving rise to speculations that it is the same astronomical event as the biblical Star of Bethlehem. An expert explains why it is not.
The differences in the Gospels are hard to reconcile. That’s because, says a scholar, they offer an important insight into the Greco-Roman views of ethnic identity.
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Professor Emerita of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism, and Honorary Professor of the Australian Catholic University, King's College London; Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, West Virginia University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Ferrum College
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Assistant Professor of the New Testament, Vanguard University