For all of Christianity’s influence today, the archeological evidence for the first two centuries of the religion’s existence is notoriously thin. This is why the publication of a previously unknown ...

The Seven Sayings of Jesus on the Cross are seven statements that Jesus made while he was being crucified, as recorded in the Gospels. The Seven Sayings — sometimes called the Seven Last Words — are ...

“Comparable in importance to the Dead Sea Scrolls and of even greater significance to students of the New Testament.” That is how visiting Swiss Theologian Oscar Cullmann (TIME, March 23) described ...

A group of American biblical scholars were locked in debate here Monday over the authenticity of 31 ancient sayings attributed to Jesus Christ in the New Testament and other early Christian literature ...

From a dump in Egypt to a criminal case in Oxford to a seminary in Texas, this fragmentary record of faith traveled a strange path. When he finally figured it out, Rory Crowley burst into tears. He ...

It is one of those sayings that makes Jesus Jesus: “Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.” Every parent and kindergarten teacher throws back ...

The inaugural winner of the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, this debut collection from Gleason contains enlightening and beautifully written essays on illness and medicine. The Continue reading » Letters ...