John the Baptist's denouncement - «It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife» - was a particular sting. Herod had imprisoned John the Baptist for his outspokenness.

John the Baptist was killed because he was critical of the contemporary Herodian ruler, Herod Antipas. All of the sources agree on that, both Josephus and the testimony of the gospels. Exactly ...

In today's Gospel, the angel Gabriel brought good news to Zechariah: his wife, Elizabeth, would have a son. Not just any son, ...

where Judea is under Roman rule and Herod Antipas holds power, setting the stage for John's extraordinary life and ultimate sacrifice. "John the Baptist was born to be a holy messenger," Scorsese ...

Salome, indifferent to Herod's advances, longs for the love of the imprisoned John the Baptist. When he rejects her, she uses her powers of seduction and manipulation--and the Dance of the Seven ...

John the Baptist was killed because he was critical of the contemporary Herodian ruler, Herod Antipas. All of the sources agree on that, both Josephus and the testimony of the gospels. Exactly ...