In this episode of John Dear's "The Nonviolence of Jesus" podcast, Dear outlines 10 essential points about the nonviolence of ...

When was Jesus born? When did he die? What was his socioeconomic class? How did he fit in the religious, political and ...

The portrayal of Jesus has changed quite a bit throughout the centuries. The artists of the earliest paintings of Christ were not concerned about historical accuracy, but rather symbolism.

Let’s begin by looking at each briefly, and then go on to more detail. The second element of my title involves Jesus. My interest is in the study of the historical Jesus, a faithful Jew, living at the ...

They may have been tampered with in the transmission, but at the core there probably is a reliable historical account by Josephus of the existence of Jesus. Why do professional historians give ...

Rather, Jesus the historical figure likely conversed in Aramaic, the native language of Judeah, the region in the Roman Empire where scholars believe the messiah and his disciples lived (now part ...

Allegedly the life of Jesus and the Gospel are merely myths fabricated by the Church. This claim rests mainly upon their belief that there is no historical record of Jesus. This lack of secular ...

At the same time, I think we're encouraged to engage in this kind of historical critical study because it enriches our understanding of the world within which Jesus operated, within which ...

This story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. This month’s cover story, “What Archaeology Is Telling Us About the Real Jesus,” does what people have been ...