Image credits

Image credits

Who made the pictures and maps on this website, and under which license.

ImageAuthor / sourceLicense
Maps (places of the Gospels, Sea of Galilee)Bible Behind the Screen, drawn from Natural Earth (coastlines, lakes and rivers at 1:10 million)Natural Earth: public domain; drawing: own work
Locations of the places on the mapsPleiades, a gazetteer of ancient places; Cana (Kafr Kanna), Nain, the Mount of Olives, Bethphage and Emmaus from OpenStreetMapPleiades: CC BY 3.0; OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Icons for people and topics (net, keys, lamp and others)Bible Behind the Screenown work
Logo (an open book on a screen)Bible Behind the Screen, own design (SVG)own work
Preview image for sharingBible Behind the Screen: an AI illustration (Grok) with our wordmarkIllustration (AI), own use
Home page header: the Sea of Galilee in the morningBible Behind the Screen, made with an AI tool (Grok)Illustration (AI), own use
Header of the page “People”: Oil lamp, keys, coins and a small ointment jar on a linen clothBible Behind the Screen, made with an AI tool (Grok)Illustration (AI), own use
Header of the page “Places”: Path between olive trees and stone walls in the hills of Galilee, the lake beyondBible Behind the Screen, made with an AI tool (Grok)Illustration (AI), own use
Header of the page “Daily life”: Flatbread, two grilled fish, a water jug and figs on a stone tableBible Behind the Screen, made with an AI tool (Grok)Illustration (AI), own use
Header of the page “Time”: Ruins of an ancient town by the lake: columns of pale limestone, walls of dark basaltBible Behind the Screen, made with an AI tool (Grok)Illustration (AI), own use
Page “Places”: The ruins of the synagogue at CapernaumBerthold Werner, file on Wikimedia Commonspublic domain
Page “Places”: Excavations of the ancient synagogue at MagdalaBahnfrend, file on Wikimedia Commons (cropped)CC BY-SA 4.0
Page “Places”: Sunrise over the Sea of GalileeGrant Barclay, file on Wikimedia Commons (cropped)CC BY 2.0
Page “Places”: The Orthodox Wedding Church in Kafr KannaChris06, file on Wikimedia Commons (cropped)CC BY-SA 4.0
Page “Places”: The Basilica of the Annunciation in NazarethLarry Koester, file on Wikimedia Commons (cropped)CC BY 2.0
Page “Places”: The Banias waterfall; ancient Caesarea Philippi is today's BaniasNahum Dam, file on Wikimedia Commonspublic domain
Page “Places”: The church at Jacob's Well in NablusTiamat, file on Wikimedia CommonsCC BY-SA 3.0
Page “Places”: The baptism site east of the Jordan, where tradition places the baptism of JesusProducer, file on Wikimedia Commons (cropped)CC BY 2.5
Page “Places”: The Church of St. Lazarus in Bethany (al-Eizariya)Bahnfrend, file on Wikimedia Commons (cropped)CC BY-SA 4.0
Page “Places”: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in JerusalemBerthold Werner, file on Wikimedia Commons (cropped)CC BY-SA 3.0
Page “Places”: The Church of the Nativity in BethlehemImmanuel Giel, file on Wikimedia Commons (cropped)CC BY-SA 4.0
Page “Places”: The Church of All Nations at the Garden of GethsemaneBerthold Werner, file on Wikimedia CommonsCC BY-SA 3.0
Page “Time”: Silver denarius of Emperor Tiberius (A.D. 14–37), front and backPortable Antiquities Scheme, file on Wikimedia CommonsCC BY 2.0
Page “Time”: Bronze coin of Pontius Pilate from A.D. 29/30Jack1956 (English Wikipedia), file on Wikimedia Commonspublic domain
Page “Time”: Bronze coin of Herod Antipas, struck in A.D. 30Classical Numismatic Group, file on Wikimedia CommonsCC BY-SA 3.0
Page “Time”: The Pilate Stone from Caesarea, now in the Israel Museum in JerusalemCarole Raddato, file on Wikimedia CommonsCC BY-SA 2.0
Page “Daily life”: A boat about 2,000 years old from the Sea of Galilee, on display at GinosarKonrad Summers, file on Wikimedia CommonsCC BY-SA 2.0
Page “Daily life”: Clay oil lamps: Hellenistic on the left, Herodian on the rightGary Todd, file on Wikimedia CommonsCC0
Page “Daily life”: Lower millstone of a Roman-period grain mill at CapernaumIan Scott, file on Wikimedia CommonsCC BY-SA 2.0
Page “People”: Christ gives Peter the keys (Mt 16:19), detailPietro Perugino, file on Wikimedia Commonspublic domain (fresco, Sistine Chapel, 1481–1482; faithful reproduction of a public-domain work)
Page “People”: The Calling of St. Matthew (Mt 9:9)Caravaggio, file on Wikimedia Commonspublic domain (painting, c. 1599–1600; faithful reproduction of a public-domain work)
Page “People”: The risen Lord invites Thomas to touch his wounds (Jn 20:27)Caravaggio, file on Wikimedia Commonspublic domain (painting, c. 1601–1602; faithful reproduction of a public-domain work)
Page “People”: Mary of Magdala meets the risen Lord (Jn 20:11–18)Fra Angelico, file on Wikimedia Commonspublic domain (fresco, Convent of San Marco, Florence, c. 1440; faithful reproduction of a public-domain work)
Page “People”: Nicodemus comes to Jesus at night (Jn 3:1–21)Henry Ossawa Tanner, file on Wikimedia Commonspublic domain (painting, 1899; faithful reproduction of a public-domain work)
Page “People”: The Annunciation of the Lord (Lk 1:26–38)Fra Angelico, file on Wikimedia Commonspublic domain (painting, 1433–1434; faithful reproduction of a public-domain work)

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