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The Apostle Paul in Arabia - Biblical Archaeology Society The Apostle’s Early Adventures,” published in the Winter 2021 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, and his historical novella Paul of Arabia: The Hidden Years of the Apostle to the Gentiles (2020) In the latter, Witherington reimagines Paul’s time in the Nabatean kingdom, and Jason A Myers (Associate Professor of Religion at Greensboro
The Quest for the Historical Paul - Biblical Archaeology Society Paul’s Hebrew name was Saul and he was born in Tarsus, a city in the Roman province of Cilicia, in southern Asia Minor or present-day Turkey (Acts 9:11, 30; 11:25; 21:39; 22:3) He came from a family of Pharisees and was educated in Jerusalem under the most famous Rabbi of the time, Gamaliel
When Did Saul Become Paul? - Biblical Archaeology Society In terms of names, there probably was no conversion of Saul to Paul Saul was most likely called Paul at birth Contrary to popular belief, Saul did not drop his Jewish name to fully embrace his new life and vocation as a Christian missionary to the Gentiles We often have this misconception of Saul of Tarsus becoming the apostle Paul on the
That Other “King of the Jews” - Biblical Archaeology Society What few Bible readers realize is that the claim to be “King of the Jews” was a highly charged political act of sedition or lese-majesty, considered a capital crime by Roman Law 4 Robert Eisler, in his classic work The Messiah Jesus and John the Baptist (1931), as well as S F Brandon in Jesus and the Zealots (1967), have thoroughly
Herod the Great and the Herodian Family Tree - Biblical Archaeology Society King Herod Agrippa II (r 50–c 93 C E ) was appointed by Festus to hear Paul’s defense Antonius Felix , Roman procurator of Judea (r 52–c 59 C E ), Paul’s first judge, left him in prison for two years until new procurator Porcius Festus (r c 60–62 C E ) became the second judge, and Paul appealed to Caesar
King Hezekiah in the Bible: Royal Seal of Hezekiah Comes to Light The royal seal of King Hezekiah in the Bible was found in an archaeological excavation The stamped clay seal, also known as a bulla, was discovered in the Ophel excavations led by Dr Eilat Mazar at the foot of the southern wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem The discovery was announced in a press release by the Hebrew University of
OnSite: Caesarea Maritima - Biblical Archaeology Society The most important reference to Caesarea Maritima, however, comes in Acts 23–26, where it is the location of Paul’s trial before the Roman governors Felix and Festus and King Herod Agrippa II After claiming the right of a Roman citizen to be tried before the emperor, Paul began his long journey to Rome from the port at Caesarea
Galatians 3:28—Neither Jew nor Greek, Slave nor Free, Male and Female At the end of his famous “ I Have a Dream ” speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, civil rights activist Dr Martin Luther King, Jr alludes to the apostle Paul’s words in Galatians 3:28: “There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are
Who Was Phoebe? - Biblical Archaeology Society A closer look at Paul’s trusted patron and emissary A modern depiction of St Phoebe, a leader in the early Christian movement who was one of Paul’s most trusted patrons and emissaries In his letter to the Romans, Paul refers to Phoebe by the Greek term diakonos, which most Bible’s translate as “deacon ” However, this term, at
Herod the Great: Friend of the Romans and Parthians? King Herod is remembered as a Friend of the Romans Jason Schlude suggests that Herod exploited the broader geopolitical circumstances of the day Photo: Hulton-Archive Getty Images Often we think of Herod the Great in relation to ancient Rome We understand the king as steadfast in his loyalty to this western imperial power—and rightly so