What Jesus said and did when he was alive is, quite clearly, a subject of great interest to Christians today. And the New Testament tells us a great deal about some of the details of Jesus’ life ...

In How Jesus Became God, Bart Ehrman explores how a Jewish preacher from Galilee was transformed into a deity. "Jesus himself didn't call himself God and didn't consider himself God," Ehrman says.

Rumors that the modern image of Jesus is modeled on Cesare Borgia, a 'gangster's son,' do not stand up to scrutiny.

Was Jesus in fact a common name back when he was alive? Many people shared the name. Christ’s given name, commonly Romanized as Yeshua, was quite common in first-century Galilee.

Book Review Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus By Elaine Pagels Doubleday: 336 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org ...

The debate over the color of Jesus’ skin is one of the oldest running arguments in religion. But this Easter, the question is a serious one — for several reasons.

Carr isn’t the first to question Sallman’s image of Jesus and the impact it’s had not only on theology but also on the wider culture. As protesters around the United States tear down statues ...