Bart D. Ehrman is something of a superman when it comes to scriptural studies. He’s a tireless and prolific scholar who has given us countless titles about the ...

In the early years of Christianity, several groups produced hidden or apocryphal gospels, alternative versions of the story of Christ. Sometimes these texts complemented the four canonical gospels of ...

A new translation of the oldest non-canonical Christian gospels In the early years of Christianity, several groups produced 'hidden' or 'apocryphal' gospels, alternative versions of the story of ...

The word “apocrypha” comes from the Greek apo-kruptein, meaning “hide” or “encrypt.” And like many other early Christian apocryphal texts, the Gospel according to The Da Vinci Code has a certain ...

When the Church fathers gathered for the Council of Nicea in AD 325, they had to decide, among many other things, which works would constitute the canon of the Christian Church. By that point in time, ...

The long-lost apocryphal Gospel of Judas, published with Easter season media fanfare, begins: “The secret account of the revelation that Jesus spoke in conversation with Judas Iscariot.” Jesus says to ...

A large sandbox and a rope with clothespins seem more appropriate to the set of “Leave it to Beaver” than the stage of a play about Christ. But that perception is one of many about the Messiah that ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: For centuries, a cave near Jerusalem was believed by Christian pilgrims to be the tomb of an attendant to the birth of Christ. Salome is depicted in ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: For centuries, a cave near Jerusalem was believed by ...