The fifth mystery is depicted in art by the 19th-century British pre-Raphaelite painter, William Holman Hunt. Most people know him for his famous painting, “The Light of the World,” where Jesus stands ...

A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.

THIS Sunday is the great Christian feast day of Candlemas. It is one of the oldest feasts of the church — we have an account of its celebration in Jerusalem in 380 — and yet these days it isn’t very ...

Since then, Jesus has not wept again despite humanity’s continuing misbehaviour since He left. Jesus has not wept since ...

Explore the fascinating narrative of forgery and tax evasion in ancient Rome through the discovery of a remarkable Greek ...

TREASURE FROM JESUS’ TIME Unearthed in a synagogue in the hometown of Mary Magdalene, the Magdala Stone is thought to be modeled after the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem and may have served as a ...

A new discovery from the Roman empire outlines a juicy case of second-century crime. Containing an extraordinary 133 lines of ...

The current lot stretches eclecticism to the max with its mix of uniquely treated oil paintings, video work, installations, ...

According to the Bible, this happened when Jesus entered Jerusalem for the last time before his crucifixion, signifying a symbolic cleansing of the 'house of God' right before his own sacrifice. The ...

Scientists have deciphered a 1,900-year-old papyrus describing a court process from the time of the Roman occupation of Israel. The newly translated document reveals fascinating details related to a ...

A RELIGIOUS shrine sealed up by the ancestors of Jesus has been discovered in the ancient heart of Jerusalem, frozen in time for nearly 3,000 years. Carved into the rock on the east slope of the ...