In a new book, Elaine Pagels searches for the narrative origins of Jesus’s most wondrous acts.

New research has given a "plausible scientific basis" for two of Jesus Christ's most iconic and biblically recorded miracles -- along with a timeline for one of them -- that occurred in the Sea of ...

Adam Gopnik reviews “Miracles and Wonder,” by Elaine Pagels, and “Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God,” by Catherine Nixey.

Around the world, wherever churches are growing, reports of the miraculous are rampant. What do they mean?

Robert W. Funk, founder of the controversial Jesus Seminar, which called into question New Testament miracle stories and the authenticity of many of the statements attributed to Jesus, has died.

Mark 5 describes several of Jesus’ miracles that drew large crowds and left onlookers amazed. But beyond showcasing Jesus’ divine authority, these accounts also reveal something else. When ...

In his own day, did Jesus have a reputation as a miracle worker? Virtually all scholars—both believers and skeptics—are convinced that he did. The Gospels are filled with reports of his ...

Importance of the Oral Tradition Before the gospels were composed, Jesus' first followers sustained his memory by sharing stories of his life, death and teachings. L. Michael White: Professor of ...

5 reasons to suspect that Jesus never existed A growing number of scholars are openly questioning or actively arguing against Jesus’ historicity ...

Pope Francis’ Monday morning homily reflected on Jesus’ miracles of healing, which always include a lasting encounter with the person who is healed.

The Journal of Biblical Literature (JBL) is a quarterly periodical that promotes critical and academic biblical scholarship. Bringing the highest level of technical expertise to bear on the canon, ...