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Dec 23 Blog

Herod’s Death, Jesus’ Birth and a Lunar Eclipse

Read letters published in the Q&C section of BAR debating the dates of Herod’s death, Jesus’ birth and to which lunar eclipse Josephus was referring.

Jun 10 Blog

The Quest for the Historical Paul

By: James Tabor

What can we reliably know about Paul and how can we know it? As is the case with Jesus this is not an easy question.

Mar 19 Blog

Women of the Ancient Near East: Julia Berenice

By: Carly Silver

March is Women’s History Month. To celebrate, let’s meet Julia Berenice: queen of Judea, political operator in a Roman arena, and lover of Titus—the destroyer […]

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