The early results from a long-awaited excavation of the quarry beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre are nothing short of ...

The portrayal of Jesus as a white, European man has come under renewed scrutiny during this period of introspection over the legacy of racism in society. As protesters called for the removal of ...

The book unravels the family history of Jesus into details. According to Mr. Norris, almost all of the significant persons mentioned in the New Testament were in fact related to Jesus in one way or ...

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Although Jesus movies aren’t often described as horror films or supernatural thrillers, the second-century text upon which ...

Mother Mary (Houda Echouafni) and Jesus Christ (Greg Barnett) in the upcoming History series "Jesus: His Life" Courtesy History / A+E Networks With Easter Sunday a month away, it’s not surprising that ...

An expert on ancient inscriptions is claiming that the wording on a first-century burial box _ "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" _ refers to Jesus of Nazareth. If the artifact is authentic, it ...

Just like history, comedy sometimes repeats itself — but in the case of History of the World, Part II we're not complaining. The long-awaited sequel to Mel Brooks's 1981 sketch comedy favorite ends ...

In a church in Southern England one can visit the tomb of a certain Sarah Fletcher who—according to her epitaph—died “a martyr of excessive sensibility.” This high-sounding phrase conceals the ...

This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news into historical perspective. The article below was originally published at HNN. The season of Lent has come ...