“There is no documented revelation related to the origin of the priesthood and temple restriction,” the new article states.

Recent news reports brought to my attention something that I completely missed when it first happened almost two months ago: ...

The Gospels spread the teachings of Jesus and stories about his life. A Bible historian unpacks the message behind them in ...

Both infancy narratives build upon the memories of historical events and contain useful historical data. However, readers today should not assume that everything in the narratives is certain ...

Jesus is baptised by John the Baptist and begins his ministry. Jesus' followers grow in number, but not all are comfortable with his claims to be the Son of God.

Believers call him the Son of God. Skeptics dismiss him as legend. Now, researchers digging in the Holy Land are sifting fact from fiction. Worshippers in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy ...

Across 2,000 years, Christianity has grown from a tiny community of disciples gathered around a village miracle-worker, Jesus of Nazareth, to a world religion counting over two billion members.

Karen L. King is Professor of New Testament Studies and the History of Ancient Christianity at Harvard University in the Divinity School. She has published widely in the areas of Gnosticism ...

After Joseph and Mary's betrothal, Mary is visited by the angel Gabriel, who tells her she will bear the Son of God. Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem to take part in Herod's census, where Jesus ...