In the Footsteps of Jesus: A Chronicle of His Life and the Origins of Christianity

The main cardo or boulevard of the Hellenistic city of Gerasa (today’s Jerash, Jordan) led to the main forum, where the religious, civic, and commercial facilities of the city could be found. Pantheon Studios, Inc. (Click to enlarge)

Dutch artist Gerard van Honthorst (1592-1656) cast this Nativity scene of 1620 in a romantic light, which was made popular during the Baroque era. Pantheon Studios, Inc. (Click to enlarge)

The walls of today’s old city of Jerusalem were built by the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent around 1535. Pantheon Studios, Inc. (Click to enlarge)