Archaeologists have discovered an inscribed silver amulet that one theologian now says may rewrite the history of Christianity north of the Alps mountain range. The inscribed amulet was found buried ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered a 1,500-year-old synagogue in Israel's Golan Heights, revealing new evidence of ancient Jewish presence in the biblical region.

Karen L. King is Professor of New Testament Studies and the History of Ancient Christianity at Harvard University in the Divinity School. She has published widely in the areas of Gnosticism, ancient ...

“And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. … ...

Mothers, Children, and the Body Politic: Ancient Christianity and the Recovery of Human Dignity, by Nadya Williams, InterVarsity Press Does history bend toward progress or does it bend toward chaos?

A cache of Byzantine-era gold coins and pearl-inlaid earrings dating back over 1,500 years was unearthed by archaeologists at ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An ancient Christian monastery possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula has been discovered on an island off the coast of ...

Jennifer Wright Knust has a question for the ages: When has discourse about sex been just about sex? More to the point, when has it not been about power? Rarely, suggests the scholar, an assistant ...