On day three of my Israel trip, our tour group traveled 25 miles northeast of the Sea of Galilee to the Golan Heights. In that region, at the southwestern foothills of Mount Hermon, is located ...

“Who do you say that I am?” — Matthew 16:15 The Inclusive Bible Before Jesus left Galilee to “suffer many things,” he wanted his followers to be clear about his true identity and his earthly mission.

The latest excavations at Banias, an archaeological site and national park in the Golan Heights that abuts the border with Lebanon, have shown that a sacred cave long associated with the worship of ...

The conversation at Caesarea Philippi is a defining moment for the synoptic Gospels, although only Matthew and Mark name it as the location for Peter’s confession, “You are the Messiah.” For the ...

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, “Who do men say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others ...