In this video, we sat down with Professor Jodi Magness and discussed all things Masada. Prof. Magness helpfully details why Masada remains an important archaeological site for…
In our last video, Prof. Mark Goodacre took up the "Synoptic Problem" providing his reasons for the legitimacy of the Farrer Hypothesis and for dispensing with "Q".…
Response to Tom Geue’s Author Unknown: The Power of Anonymity in Ancient Rome
***This reflection was first presented at a BRANE panel on ancient authorship on Nov. 9. 2021. Tom Geue, very graciously, participated in the panel and offered a…
In our newest video, Professor Mark Goodacre (Duke University) sat down with us to discuss some of the key issue surrounding the "Synoptic Problem." Professor Goodacre suggests…
Does the nativity scene displayed on your mantle this Christmas season reflect the historical realities surrounding Jesus' birth? Was it (three?) Magi who came to visit the…
Ancient Coinage and the First Christmas Every ancient coin tells a story. Not necessarily an historically objective story, but an accurate portrayal of how the issuer of…
Urbs and Polis aims to encourage and support the study of early Christianity within its Greco-Roman context from Christian origins to the Patristic period. We aspire to be an intellectual hub for ongoing scholarly discussion concerning the social, economic, cultural, and political context from which early Christianity originated and developed.
