Sep 9, 2025 · To understand the origin of Christianity, one must begin with the population of Jewish Christians who lived during Jesus’ lifetime.

Nov 17, 2024 · When did Christianity begin to spread? Explore new archaeological discoveries of the earliest churches—from Jerusalem to Laodicea—that reveal how the faith grew.

Jul 8, 2025 · Christianity and Judaism, two of the world’s major religions, shared the same foundation—ancient Judaism. The two religions, however, eventually split in a series of …

Feb 21, 2018 · In part one of a two-part series, Douglas Boin presents new archaeological and historical research in the study of early Christianity.

Jan 3, 2025 · Excavations of a cemetery in the ancient Roman town of Nida have revealed the earliest evidence for early Christianity north of the Alps.

Jan 12, 2024 · While Constantine was the first Christian emperor, it was only much later that pagan belief was banned and Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.

Sep 27, 2023 · Home to the Hagia Sophia, the Hippodrome of Constantinople, and a wealth of other historic sites and treasures, the ancient city of Constantinople—now known as …

Jan 26, 2025 · Jesus and the cross: Jesus’s crucifixion is displayed on the fifth-century C.E. wooden doors of the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome. Photo: Jim Forest. So how, then, did …

May 12, 2025 · The head of the Roman Catholic Church, the pope leads one of the largest religious groups in the world. But who is the pope, and how did this position gain such …

Oct 20, 2024 · Discover the truth behind the so-called “lost gospels.” Biblical scholar Tony Burke reveals how Christian apocrypha—noncanonical texts about Jesus and his followers—were …