- Mary, Simeon or Anna: Who First Recognized Jesus as Messiah?
Who first recognized Jesus as the Messiah—Mary, Simeon, or Anna? Explore Luke’s narrative to see how prophetic insight, not proximity, revealed the Christ child, with Anna emerging as the first to fully understand and proclaim the good news
- Anna in the Bible - Biblical Archaeology Society
Anna is one of the Bible’s most unusual women Introduced at the end of the Birth Narrative (Luke 1:1-2:40), Anna concludes the sextet of named, pious Israelites surrounding the miraculous births of John and Jesus The others are Zechariah, Elizabeth, Mary, Joseph and Simeon Anna arrives at the purification of Mary, Joseph and Jesus in the Temple, 40 days after Jesus’ birth (Luke 2:22-38
- Rare Bar Kokhba Revolt Coins Found - Biblical Archaeology Society
Members of the IAA discovered four rare coins dating from the time of the Bar Kokhba Revolt One of the coins may refer to the famous Rabbi Eleazar Hamod‘ai
- story of simeon and anna - Biblical Archaeology Society
story of simeon and anna story of simeon and anna Latest May 29 Blog Mary, Simeon or Anna: Who First Recognized Jesus as Messiah?
- Modi’in: Where the Maccabees Lived - Biblical Archaeology Society
Where is Modi’in, hometown of the Maccabees? Excavations conducted at Umm el-‘Umdan within the modern Israeli city of Modi’in have uncovered evidence of an ancient Jewish village Pictured is a Herodian-period synagogue, beneath which lies a structure dated to the time of the Maccabean revolt—when the Maccabees led a rebellion against the Seleucid king Photo: Skyview
- the story of simeon Archives - Biblical Archaeology Society
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- The House of Peter: The Home of Jesus in Capernaum?
For much of his adult life, the home of Jesus was in Capernaum, a small fishing village on the Sea of Galilee
- The Apostle Peter in Rome - Biblical Archaeology Society
Brown University Religious Studies professor Nicola Denzey Lewis answers questions about the apostle Peter and his association with Rome
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