Betrothal The historical documentation for Mary comes from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, written roughly between A.D. 70 and 110. Mary, believed to have been quite beautiful, was born to Anne ...

The Biblical figure of Salome, Princess of Judea, who dances before Herod Antipas and demands the head of John the Baptist as a reward, infiltrated late-nineteenth-century culture as an agent of ...

Based on the biblical story of the Jewish princess who was the daughter of Herodias and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas, “Salome” provoked a scandalous reaction to its 1905 premiere.

The basic New Testament story goes that the tetrarch Herod Antipas gets so aroused by his stepdaughter’s dancing that he promises her anything she wants, up to half of his quarter-kingdom.

King Herod heard about Jesus, for his fame had become widespread, and people were saying, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead; That is why mighty powers are at work in him." (Mk 6:14) ...

Louis Menand reviews “The Life of Herod the Great,” a previously unpublished novel by the author of “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” who was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance.

The roles of Herod and Lucifer call to mind the inclusion of Satan, Pontius Pilate, and Herod Antipas in Mel Gibson’s opus “The Passion of the Christ.” However, what worked in “The Passion ...

Herod Antipas, who John would eventually denounce for his grave sin of stealing and marrying his brother's wife Herodias, would act on vengeance, and order his head delivered on a silver platter.

Herod Antipas got Galilee. As the steward of this vacillating puppet-king, Chuza was an influential major-domo, like the White House chief of staff but on a smaller scale.