Hezekiah’s Tunnel: Where the Bible Meets Archaeology
Hezekiah’s Tunnel is one of the most emblematic biblical sites in Jerusalem. Thousands of visitors walk through it each year with their feet covered in water. Its history dates back to the reign of Hezekiah, when the king of Judah had it excavated in preparation for a...
Pilate’s Inscription in Caesarea
Caesarea Maritima was developed almost from scratch by Herod the Great in the latter decades of the first century BC. Herod’s intention was to compete with – if not to surpass – other large Mediterranean harbours such as Alexandria, the Piraeus of Athens, or Seleucia...
Saint Jerome: The Hermit of Bethlehem
Born in the Illyrian city of Stridon (likely in present-day Bosnia) in the decade of 340 AD, Jerome spent his youth in a spiritual and intellectual quest that led him to Rome, where his frequent visits to the martyrs’ tombs sparked a prolonged process of conversion....