John the Baptist was killed because he was critical of the contemporary Herodian ruler, Herod Antipas. All of the sources agree on that, both Josephus and the testimony of the gospels.

Bartlomiej Strobel, “Feast of Herod with the Beheading of St. John the Baptist” (detail), ca. 1630-1633 (photo: Public Domain) John Grondelski Blogs August 29, 2022 Tradition holds that today ...

D ecember 28 in the Christian calendar marks the Feast of the Holy Innocents — remembering King Herod’s slaughter of all male children age two or under in Bethlehem and the surrounding region ...

Peter Paul Rubens' Salome Presented With the Head of John the Baptist was lost for centuries. Sotheby's. Dressed in a gold and red gown, her gleaming bronze hair pulled back over one shoulder ...

St. John the Baptist Decreased So That Christ Would Increase John’s life was like a blazing comet, fiery and transient, heralding the coming of the Messiah. Kelly Marcum Blogs ...