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Aug 13 Blog

Gospel of John Commentary: Who Wrote the Gospel of John and How Historical Is It?

By: BAS Staff

The Gospels, the first four books of the New Testament, tell the story of the life of Jesus. Yet only one—the Gospel of John—claims to be an eyewitness account, the testimony of the unnamed “disciple whom Jesus loved.”

Machaerus Rendering

Jun 18 Blog

Machaerus: Beyond the Beheading of John the Baptist

By: BAS Staff

According to the Gospels, Herod Antipas had John the Baptist imprisoned and killed at the request of the beautiful Salome. Josephus locates the event at Machaerus. The archaeological finds paint a clear picture of this magnificent site’s colorful but bloody history.

Herod Antipas

Feb 10 Blog

Herod Antipas in the Bible and Beyond

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Who was Herod Antipas? This son and successor of Herod the Great ruled Galilee when Jesus lived, and he participated in the trial of Jesus. In BAR, Morten Hørning Jensen examines what archaeology can tell us about this not-so-great Herod.

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Nov 4 Blog

The Masada Siege

By: Robin Ngo

What do we know about the Roman siege of Masada? We must consider both the account given by Josephus and the surviving archaeological evidence in order to reconstruct what happened.

Nov 2 Blog

Herod the Great and the Herodian Family Tree

By: Lawrence Mykytiuk

See a visualization of the Herodian family tree and key events in the New Testament related to members of the Herodian family.

May 18 Blog

Vatican Honors Machaerus Excavator

By: Megan Sauter

Professor Győző Vörös, member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts and frequent BAR author, has received the highest pontifical award for his archaeological work at […]

Herod's Birthday Feast by Edward Armitage

Nov 13 Blog

Artistic Representations of Herod’s Royal Throne

By: Győző Vörös

There are thousands of images and representations related to Herodian Machaerus in the history of art. The most common subjects are Salome bringing the head […]

Machaerus

Nov 13 Blog

Machaerus Through the Ages 

By: Győző Vörös 

Timeline of Events at Machaerus   Late Hellenistic (Hasmonean) Period  c. 90 B.C.: The Machaerus fortress was founded by King Alexander Jannaeus. During the reign […]

Salome Premier

Sep 17 Blog

Actual Palace of Herod Antipas Stars in Opera

By: Jonathan Laden

Because of the pandemic The Hungarian State Opera could only have one performance of Salome at the Erkel Theatre, so they decided to make it […]

Anastylosis

Aug 28 Blog

Anastylosis at Machaerus, Where John the Baptist Was Beheaded

By: Megan Sauter

Győző Vörös details the restoration work taking place at Machaerus—giving archaeological context to the New Testament episode featuring Princess Salome and John the Baptist.

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