The Romans practiced crucifixion - literally, "fixed to a cross" - for nearly a millennium. It was a public, painful, and slow form of execution, and used as a way to deter future crimes and ...

A jaw-dropping discovery by NASA may lend cosmic credibility to one of the Bible’s most dramatic moments — the crucifixion of Jesus Christ — and the spooky sky show that followed.

Jesus's mother and Mary Magdalene—his only followers other than John not to desert him during his crucifixion—weep at Jesus's feet in Mihaly Munkacsy's 1884 "Christ On The Cross." Jesus's ...

It is said to be the earliest and only known image of the Crucifixion – a depiction of human-like figure with the head of a donkey nailed to a cross. The anti-Christian 'graffito' was etched ...

Apologizing for what I got wrong reporting on an idiosyncratic view on how Jesus died. Like so many Christians, I spent a lot of time before Easter thinking about the Crucifixion: how it must have ...

Part of the answer lies in the nature of crucifixion itself. While crucifixion included some variety in antiquity, it was typically a form of execution reserved for non-elite, non-citizens in the ...