Was Jesus an only child?

One of Christianity's longest-running debates hinges on a passage from the Bible that refers to the brothers and sisters of ...
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New evidence builds the 'strongest case' yet for the historical existence of Jesus

New Evidence Builds the 'Strongest Case' Yet for the Historical Existence of Jesus ...
National Catholic Register

7 Clues Tell Us *Precisely* When Jesus Died (the Year, Month, Day and Hour Revealed)

We are in the midst of our annual celebrations of Jesus’ death and resurrection. We all know that this happened in Jerusalem in the first century. That separates Jesus from mythical pagan deities, who ...
PBS

Importance of the Oral Tradition

Before the gospels were composed, Jesus' first followers sustained his memory by sharing stories of his life, death and teachings. It's rather clear from the way that the stories develop in the ...
The Conversation

Was Jesus really nailed to the cross?

Jesus’s crucifixion is probably one of the most familiar images to emerge from Christianity. Good Friday, one of the holiest days in the Christian calendar, marks the event. But what was crucifixion?
New York Post

Jesus’ crucifixion linked to lunar eclipse, according to NASA discovery — and it could pinpoint the exact day he died

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 ...
NPR

Where Jesus Was Baptized, Jordan Vies With Israel For Tourists

On the banks of the Jordan River where the Bible says Jesus was baptized, 15-foot-high reeds rustle in the wind. The site on the Jordanian side of the river looks much like the New Testament describes ...
Forbes

Was Jesus Black Or White? How One Church Leader Just Changed The Debate

What race was Jesus of Nazareth, one of the most consequential figures in the history of the world? Nobody can say for certain, but based on recent comments by the head of the Church of England, it is ...
Hindustan Times

‘True Face of Jesus’: AI reveals image using Turin Shroud after X-ray analysis confirms ‘Christ cloth’ is real

With recent scientific studies confirming the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, a sacred cloth believed to have been used to wrap the holy body of Jesus Christ, several AI-generated picture s have ...
America Magazine

Jesus was not white. Here’s why we should stop pretending he was.

Many have asked me in the last few days what I think about the (legitimate) critiques of the ubiquity of White Jesus representations, like the famous painting, “Head of Christ,” by Warner Sallman. The ...
Religion News Service

How Jesus became white — and why it’s time to cancel that

CHICAGO (RNS) — The first time the Rev. Lettie Moses Carr saw Jesus depicted as Black, she was in her 20s. It felt “weird,” Carr said. Until that moment, she’d always thought Jesus was white. At least ...