A ceramic bowl discovered off the coast of Egypt may contain the world's first reference to Christ. The so-called 'Jesus Cup' was unearthed in 2008 by a team led by French marine archaeologist Franck ...

I have always been fascinated by the idea of walking through history, imagining the lives of people who lived thousands of ...

For decades, a clumsily written document sat unnoticed at a university library in Germany, believed to be nothing more than a very old, everyday note, such as a private letter or a shopping list. Now, ...

Located at Mount Hotzvim in Jerusalem, a large quarry has been under excavation, exposing more information on the Second Temple time period when Jesus walked the Holy Land. Archaeologists with the ...

GERMANY (WKRC) - Scientists have discovered the oldest surviving copy of a written account of the childhood of Jesus in a forgotten and decaying manuscript. Papyrologists, scientists who study ...

For nearly seven decades, Elaine Pagels has wrestled with the question: “Why religion?” At age 15, she found herself among thousands in Candlestick Park, electrified by the words of evangelist Billy ...

Karen L. King is Professor of New Testament Studies and the History of Ancient Christianity at Harvard University in the Divinity School. She has published widely in the areas of Gnosticism, ancient ...

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