Religious History & Archaeology

11+ hour, 46+ min ago   (798+ words) One of the most powerful, mysterious, and elusive relics of Christendom is the Holy Shroud of Turin. Powerful, because it documents every mark of pain endured by the person buried with it. Mysterious, because of the many questions of its…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago   (315+ words) The Book of Genesis credits the ark with saving eight people and the animals, while a covenant, not the vessel, spares the world from a second flood. Did the ark of Noah save the world from the fury of God?...

22+ hour, 48+ min ago   (184+ words) Two tiny silver scrolls discovered in a Jerusalem burial cave in 1979 preserve the oldest surviving biblical text — predating the Dead Sea Scrolls by 400 years. Source: By Unknown author - Edited version of an image of the Kettef Hinnom scrolls, Public Domain…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (50+ words) yahoo.com Biblical scholar Steven Notley spoke with Fox News Digital about a decade of excavations at El-Araj and the evidence he says identifies the ancient site as Bethsaida, a city closely tied to Jesus Christ's ministry and apostles....

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (97+ words) Biblical city tied to Jesus' ministry takes center stage in major excavation Fox News Biblical city tied to Jesus' ministry takes center stage in major excavation Steven Notley, academic director of the El-Araj Excavation Project, spoke with Fox News Digital…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (86+ words) Northern Wyoming News The 16-ton heart of St. Alban's The infamous 16-ton boulder used as an altar inside St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Worland. St. Alban's Episcopal Church is celebrating 75 years at their location perched atop the hill on the…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (262+ words) If Notre‑Dame de Paris is on your fall programme, it’s worth double-checking the date before you walk onto the forecourt. The cathedral will be unusually closed from Thursday, September 24 to Saturday, September 26, 2026 inclusive, due to the visit of Pope…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1155+ words) Temperatures climbed so high in France this summer that wildfires forced mass evacuations, Champagne grapes were harvested exceptionally early, the Louvre closed in the afternoons, and the field at the historic Parc des Princes stadium turned brown. With the mercury…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (707+ words) One reason we wanted to visit the ancient city of Ephesus was to walk in the footsteps of the apostle Paul. According to the New Testament, Paul spent about three years there. In addition to writing the book of Ephesians…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (223+ words) Roof renovations at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron were completed Wednesday after several months of work, Israeli officials said. The Tomb of the Patriarchs is the burial place of the biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and their wives…...