John.18-John.21

From 27 BC to AD 476 the Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranean world — the empire of Augustus (Luke 2:1), Tiberius (Luke 3:1), Claudius (Acts…

A small bushy herb whose bundled stalks were used as a ritual sprinkler — from Passover doorposts to the foot of the cross.

A bitter-sweet tree resin used in anointing oil and to prepare the dead for burial — its double role foreshadowed Jesus's death.