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.

The Romans, for all that they had adopted crucifixion as the “supreme penalty,” refused to countenance the possibility that it might have originated with them. Only a people famed for their ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Bible's New Testament states that Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, sentenced Jesus to death by crucifixion. Tacitus discusses the persecution of Christ's followers, who were ...

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 ...