Who were the seven sleepers? What does Christianity say about them? Does Islam mention them as well? How does the Islamic ...

How the early church’s example of public witness helps us avoid the extremes of triumphalism and retreat. Early on in my reading and study of early Christianity, I was struck by an assertion from an ...

Researchers have deciphered a mysterious inscription hidden within an ancient amulet, uncovering fascinating new insights into the early history of Christianity. The small, silver amulet was ...

A 1,800-year-old silver amulet discovered beneath the chin of a skeleton in a cemetery in Germany is the oldest evidence of Christianity north of the Alps, according to a new study. Researchers made ...

A short, animated film narrating the Christian story of the first Christmas. The story follows Mary and Joseph from being ...

Moss, the Edward Cadbury Chair of Theology at the University of Birmingham and regular commentator on CBS and other networks, is the author of God's Ghostwriters: Enslaved Christians and the Making of ...

Baptistry wall painting of a procession of women from the Christian building at Dura-Europos (ca. 240-245 CE). The online label at Yale University Art Gallery notes it comes from “the world’s earliest ...

With no confirmation of Jesus' birth and no mention of Christmas itself in the Bible, you may be wondering how the holiday ...

If anything, the historical details are even messier than Susan Lim’s new account allows. What does history have to do with faith? Everything. As Paul attests in 1 Corinthians 15, Christ died. He was ...

The work begins by re-examining Iran's earliest connection to Christianity, emphasizing the role of the Magi--widely ...