PEERING back 2,000 years to the age of Jesus isn’t exactly easy – but rare objects from those times solve the mystery of what ...

From the location of the “place of skulls” to ancient Jewish burial rites, here’s what archaeologists do—and don’t—know about ...

Hundreds of faithful walked solemnly Friday with actors portraying Jesus and his mother, Mary, marking one of the holiest of ...

Nathanael Andrade explores the historical record to puncture a "misreading" that has often come back to haunt Jews come ...

The term “Good” as applied to Good Friday is an Old English expression meaning holy. It’s often called Holy Friday also. But in another sense, Good Friday is always tied to Easter Sunday, which is a ...

“Christian texts mention that the moon turned to blood after Jesus’s crucifixion — potentially referring to a lunar eclipse, ...

The Gospel testimonies capture the basics of criminal trials before Roman ... a generation after the crucifixion, they portrayed Pilate as convinced of Jesus’ innocence. As more time passed ...

Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "The New York Stock Exchange was closed on Friday because Jesus’ crucifixion was the ...

Today is Good Friday, a religious holiday that's a public holiday in some places. Here's what you need to know about mail and ...

But he's far better known as the man who presided over Jesus' trial – the one that resulted in the crucifixion. A major piece of evidence for him is the Pilate stone, which is a block of carved ...