By: Mary Dzon, University of Tennessee Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside ...

Known as the Gospel of Thomas, the ancient manuscript contains 114 sayings attributed to Jesus, but instead of the traditional image of a religious leader performing miracles and preaching to the ...

In the earliest Christian movement, there were actually many different writings circulated, and many traditions about the sayings of Jesus. Some of the leaders were concerned to say, "Well, which of ...

Most people in the U.S. have a high regard for the Bible and consider it a spiritually important book. According to a recent ...

Last week the National Geographic Society made the remarkable announcement that it had completed the translation of the Gospel of Judas. The five-year project required major efforts of restoration, ...

Each book has a different style because of the audience of the time, and the context within which the authors were writing. Each book needs to be understood within its context, because the meaning is ...

A historian just found a hidden, ancient fragment of the Bible in the Vatican that no one has seen before. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...