A short life and brutal death was enough to ensure that Jesus’ message of hope and everlasting life would spread across Judaea, across the Empire and ultimately, across the world. One of the ...

Sometimes the most significant historical discoveries happen by accident. When Professor Hannah Cotton Paltiel volunteered to ...

Rather, Jesus the historical figure likely conversed in Aramaic, the native language of Judeah, the region in the Roman Empire where scholars believe the messiah and his disciples lived (now part ...

A mysterious stone engraved with carvings nearly 1,700 years old has been discovered in a historically rich region believed to be where Jesus Christ is said to have "walked" on water. The volcanic ...

The Roman Empire grew over a long period of time from ... Michael White: TENSIONS IN JUDEA AT THE TIME OF JESUS' BIRTH Can you describe the situation in Judea at the time of Jesus' birth?

A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.

Jesus, the lord and saviour would have gone by Yeshua or Yeshu, which were the two of the most common names in Galilee at the time.

Researchers have finally deciphered a 1,900-year-old scroll describing a tense court case during the Roman occupation of Israel. The finding reveals more about criminal cases from the time and ...