Experts from the University of Haifa believe the church was within the ancient city of Banias that had been renamed Caesarea Philippi during the lifetime of Jesus. Byzantine historian, Eusebius ...

Caesarea Philippi is where Jesus asked his disciples that famous question: "Who do you think that I am?" In the account of the incident in St Matthew's gospel, Peter replies: "You are the Messiah, the ...

His question at Caesarea Philippi is not Jesus’ final question to his disciples: they will have their last supper together, the moments at Gethsemane, the last words from the cross. The Caesarea ...

upon entering the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his twelve disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” (Matt. 16:15). It is significant that Jesus chose to ask this immensely profound ...

A Center of Pagan Worship Caesarea Philippi's past as a hub of pagan worship, including dedications to the Greek god Pan, creates a striking backdrop for one crucial episode in Jesus' life.

but he sums up Jesus' miracle activity in the question in the middle of the gospel of the famous confession of Peter at Caesarea Philippi in Chapter 8, [where] Jesus asks the disciples ...

Last week, we read a very important Gospel: Peter’s confession of Jesus’ divinity at Caesarea Philippi. It told us not just who Jesus is but what the Church and papacy are. It also posed the ...