A little later—from the fifth century?—is the Gospel of Nicodemus, which tells the story of Christ’s descent to hell after his crucifixion. That story likewise had a phenomenal impact on a millennium ...

Unusual mosaics depicting biblical scenes—one of Noah’s ark, the other of the parting of the Red Sea—were uncovered this summer by archaeologists excavating a fifth-century synagogue ... are not ...

A manuscript found in a remote Ethiopian monastery could be the oldest illustrated Christian work in the ... carbon dating has taken it back to the 5th century AD. Originally thought to be from ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a unique 5th-century chalice near Hadrian's Wall that is covered in Britain's earliest example of Christian graffiti on an object. The cup, that is made of lead ...

Featuring a loincloth goes back to the first Christian images of the crucifixion. Early examples include the Maskell ivory panel from early 5th-century Rome, and the depiction carved into the ...