Installation view of Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination in the Medieval Sculpture Hall (all photos © the Metropolitan Museum of Art unless ...

Every year on Christmas, Christians celebrate the birth of their religion’s founder, Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee. Part of this celebration includes the claim that Jesus was born from a virgin ...

The Christian apocrypha, texts not included in the Bible, include stories of Jesus’ female followers – including St. Thecla.

What is the account that we get from Acts about the early history of the Christian church? The Book of Acts records or reports that there was a special event that took place at Pentecost, which would ...

After Nero’s death in 68 CE, rumors spread that he hadn’t really died and would return from the East with an army. Early Christians connected these fears to the Book of Revelation, where the Beast ...

As Christianity spread through the Roman world, Greek and Roman statues were no longer seen as art but as spiritual threats.

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a third-century mural depicting Jesus as the good shepherd. The mural, which remains ...

Deep below the streets of Rome lie the ancient catacombs where early Christians buried their dead and sustained hope for eternal life. About the same time as the persecution of Decius, middle of the ...

Pauline theology remains a cornerstone of New Testament scholarship, offering a rich tapestry of thought that has shaped both doctrine and early Christian practice. Rooted in the writings of Paul, ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a long-lost early Christian community, which sheds new light on the religion's history. Excavations conducted in the village of Samahij, Bahrain, between 2019 ...

The early Christian tradition was marked by a dynamic interplay between written texts and performative practices. The transmission and reception of theological and ethical messages were deeply ...