It wasn’t just the heavens weeping. A jaw-dropping discovery by NASA may lend cosmic credibility to one of the Bible’s most dramatic moments — the crucifixion of Jesus Christ — and the spooky sky show ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The body of a man buried in northern Italy 2,000 years ago shows signs that he died after being ...

It’s a scene familiar from movies and even some modern translations of the Bible: As Jesus Christ hangs on the cross, an eclipse blots out the sun. But did a total solar eclipse actually darken the ...

As millions prepare to celebrate Easter this weekend, professing faith in the resurrection of Jesus on the holiest day of the Christian calendar, they will also embrace the engine of his death. The ...

Jesus stood accused of sedition, not blasphemy—a civil crime, not a religious one. Rome's punishment was a painful, and visible, death by crucifixion. In the age of Roman domination, only Rome ...

Geologists say Jesus, as described in the New Testament, was most likely crucified on Friday, April 3, in the year 33. The latest investigation, reported in International Geology Review, focused on ...

In November 1990, archaeologists made a remarkable discovery in a burial cave in south Jerusalem, uncovering 12 bone boxes with two bearing inscriptions of 'Caiaphas' - the high priest who, according ...