Jan 26, 2025 · Throughout the world, images of the cross adorn the walls and steeples of churches. For some Christians, the cross is part of their daily attire worn around their necks. …

Sep 30, 2025 · The earliest Christian uses of this tau-rho combination make up what is known as a staurogram. In Greek the verb to ‘crucify’ is stauroō; a ‘cross’ is a stauros … [these letters …

Apr 16, 2025 · Gospel accounts of Jesus’s execution do not specify how exactly Jesus was secured to the cross. Yet in Christian tradition, Jesus had his palms and feet pierced with …

Jul 12, 2025 · In addition to its symbolism for the Holy Spirit, the dove was a popular Christian symbol before the cross rose to prominence in the fourth century. The dove continued to be …

Mar 15, 2025 · Witherington discusses three crucifixion images—two wall graffiti and a magical amulet—from the first centuries of the Christian era. The two graffiti were both discovered in …

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

Sep 19, 2025 · During renewed excavations at the monastery of Sir Bani Yas Island in the United Arab Emirates, archaeologists made a remarkable find: a plaster plaque of a cross that dates …

Oct 30, 2025 · How did nearly 200 years of Christian Crusades shape the Holy City’s architecture, from the Church of St. Anne to the rebuilt Church of the Holy Sepulchre? Discover the history …

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.

Jul 24, 2018 · A brass weight that had concealed a Christian cross was discovered in a Byzantine church at Hippos-Sussita in Israel.