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Christopher Carroll “Measuring and Mapping Space,” at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World through January, aims to explain how Greeks and Romans thought of the world around them, and how these beliefs were in turn represented...

Those of us who cut our teeth on Romans tend to see the Christian world in a faith vs. works way. It’s not a bad thing. It just misses an even bigger theme. Internal to the early church was a dispute regarding how to fit obedience to the Torah...

A huge relief on the front wall of the Hathor Temple at Dendera that depicts Cleopatra VII, Julius Caeser and their son Caesarion. Cleopatra was a shrewd enough politician to realize that linking Egypt’s fortunes with those of Rome would be the...

Tel Kabri. Photo: Eric H. Cline. A lot of planning and hard work goes into making every archaeological excavation season a success. This is seen not only during the season itself, but also in the months leading up to it and in the years following it...

When I first heard of the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible , my first thought was, “I want to own that.” The cultural context of Scripture is one of my favorite things to study, and something that I have chosen to focus on during my education. One...