Recent archaeological excavations in Israel have revealed a rare find: early Christian art from around 1,500 years ago. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery in a Facebook ...
Baptistry wall painting of a procession of women from the Christian building at Dura-Europos (ca. 240-245 CE). The online label at Yale University Art Gallery notes it comes from “the world’s earliest ...
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Why early Christians drew Jesus holding a wand
Early Christian art often shows Jesus holding what looks like a wand. Modern viewers assume magic, but ancient audiences saw authority. The object mirrored symbols used by Roman leaders and biblical ...
Bonz is managing editor of Harvard Theological Review. She received a doctorate from Harvard Divinity School, with a dissertation on Luke-Acts as a literary challenge to the propaganda of imperial ...
The cross, or crucifix, is arguably the central image of Christianity. What’s the difference between the two? A cross is just that - an empty cross. It stands as a statement that Jesus is no longer on ...
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