How can we sure Jesus existed? Who did he think he was? What were his intentions? A look at what we know about what happened ...

Jewish historian Flavius Josephus is the only independent source to attest to the existence and fate of Jesus, John the ...

From floating shrines and striking synagogues to golden monuments and sprawling sacrificial sites, these are the most ...

A ruined temple in Adada, one of several dedicated to emperors or Greek, Roman or Greco-Egyptian deities ... and thus crucial details about their wars, gods and other aspects of Pisidian life ...

Way back in A.D. 6, during the expansion of the Roman Empire along the Danube and ... “In the civilian city, large public buildings like temples, a forum and thermal baths were built,” says ...

The story of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem is one of the most important moments in the Christian faith. The crowds waved palm branches, shouted “Hosanna,” and welcomed Jesus as the King of Israel.

St Paul’s writings indicate what had become accepted knowledge about Christ’s life and faith, says Joan Taylor ...

Filmmakers from Martin Scorsese to, soon, Terrence Malick have attempted their own cinematic versions of the life of Christ. How might the version Carl Theodor Dreyer wrote but never made have ...

The whole company of the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, arose and brought Jesus before Pilate. And ...

The Melsonby Hoard, as it’s called, consists of over 800 artifacts, each from 2,000 years ago. Found near Melsonby, a village ...

With the planting of a tree, visit to the tomb of one of the world’s most famous writers and an afternoon filled with food ...

Keeping things close, or going for the big chop? Here, a directory of every single short cut you’ve ever heard of (and some you haven’t) ...