Her eyes roll up to the sky as she says, in exasperation, "Jesus H. Christ, Meghan." If you've ever stubbed your toe, gotten ...

Like others in Judea and Egypt, where Jesus briefly lived, the historical Jesus likely had dark hair, tan skin, and brown eyes. (This image matches up with Neave’s forensic reconstruction.) ...

An archaeologist has shared recently gathered evidence that Khirbet Qana, an excavation site in Israel, is the true location ...

Two scholars who died this week—Albert Nolan, O.P., and Msgr. John P. Meier—made enormous contributions to our understanding of the historical Jesus and his message.

The new quest of the historical Jesus has raised almost as many Christian hackles as the old one did. Non-Bultmannite Biblical critics, such as William Albright of Johns Hopkins, contend that the ...

Throughout history, Christians have often believed Pontius Pilate was reluctant to condemn Jesus. History suggests otherwise, a scholar explains.

The history of this place is the history of Jerusalem, and at least from a certain moment, it is the history of the worship of Jesus Christ,” the researcher added. Filed under.

In Paul, as in the Gospels, you don’t have Jesus portrayed as a source of “inner light” who is glimpsed after his death through “marginal, hallucinatory visions.” ...

The debate over the color of Jesus’ skin is one of the oldest running arguments in religion. But this Easter, the question is a serious one — for several reasons.

(The Conversation) — Throughout history, Christians have often believed Pontius Pilate was reluctant to condemn Jesus. History suggests otherwise, a scholar explains.

The latest issue of The New Yorker includes an essay by Adam Gopnik, “We’re Still Not Done With Jesus,” on the scholarly debates about the origins of Christianity. In the ...