The portrayal of Jesus as a white, European man has come under renewed scrutiny during this period of introspection over the legacy of racism in society. As protesters called for the removal of ...

Here’s a brain-teaser: the name “Jesus” would have meant absolutely nothing to the man from Nazareth himself. In fact, the letter “J” never existed during his era. For anyone who’s ever wondered how ...

In a church in Southern England one can visit the tomb of a certain Sarah Fletcher who—according to her epitaph—died “a martyr of excessive sensibility.” This high-sounding phrase conceals the ...

CAN WE REALLY RECONSTRUCT JESUS' WORLD? For every scholar working with ancient history, the first thing to recognize is that our evidence is very, very fragmentary. In a way, we can never reconstruct ...

People hold candles during The Easter Vigil service on the evening of Holy Saturday at Westminster Cathedral on April 4, 2015 in London This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the ...

Jesus has been described as the best known figure in history, and also the least known. If you mentioned the name “Jesus” and someone asked Jesus who, you might blink. Or laugh. Even people who don’t ...

Bill O’Reilly is a phenomenon. He is the host of the top-rated “The O’Reilly Factor” and the co-author of a number of bestselling historical books, notably “Killing Lincoln” and “Killing Kennedy.” To ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Painting depicting transfiguration of Jesus, a story in the New Testament when Jesus becomes radiant upon a mountain. Artist ...

CAN WE REALLY RECONSTRUCT JESUS' WORLD? For every scholar working with ancient history, the first thing to recognize is that our evidence is very, very fragmentary. In a way, we can never reconstruct ...