An ancient Christian mosaic bearing an early reference to Jesus as God is at the center of a controversy that has riled archeologists: Should the centuries-old decorated floor, which is near what's ...

Did Christian zealots tear down thousands of pagan temples across the Roman Empire? The transition from the old Greco-Roman religion to Christianity remains one of the most debated moments in late ...

TEL MEGIDDO, IsraelTEL MEGIDDO, Israel — An ancient Christian mosaic bearing an early reference to Jesus as God is at the center of a controversy that has riled archaeologists: Should the ...

Revealing remarkable religious diversity in the region, German archaeologists uncovered evidence of Christians and Zoroastrians coexisting in ancient Iraq.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. However, debates over compensating a group of people for past injuries or abuses date back to at least the early centuries of the ...

Superficial reading of some early texts in Acts seem to suggest the ideal of Christian communal property ownership, or communism, rather than private property, ...

‘The Church grew at a steady rate of 40% per decade,’ says Mike Aquilina, ‘and all that happened at a time when the practice of the faith was a capital crime.’ Cover of ‘Rabbles, Riots, and Ruins: ...

Prisoners work at a nearly 1,800-year-old decorated floor from an early Christian prayer hall discovered by Israeli archaeologists on Sunday, November 6, 2005, in the Megiddo prison. (AP Photo/Ariel ...