Worshippers in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre surround the restored Edicule, a shrine that Christian tradition says was built over the burial place of Jesus Christ. The shrine ...

This story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. This month’s cover story, “What Archaeology Is Telling Us About the Real Jesus,” does what people have been ...

100-year-old folklore and pop culture have perpetuated the myth that opening a mummy's tomb leads to certain ... American University in Cairo and a National Geographic Society grantee, believes ...

This story appears in the August 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. ‘Surely I am coming soon.’ The Bible’s penultimate verse, prophesying the return of Jesus Christ, has always fasc ...

Explore the wonders of the biblical King Herods lost tomb in this stunningly scenic Hidden Object Game! Follow the intrepid eye of National Geographic as they recreate the mysterious life and ...