In a study published today in the journal PNAS, researchers investigated over 1,000 human remains from the Nile River Valley, ...

A hidden inscription from an amulet found in a Roman grave has been deciphered, revealing new insights into early ...

Archaeologists have discovered an inscribed silver amulet that one theologian now says may rewrite the history of Christianity north of the Alps mountain range. The inscribed amulet was found buried ...

Karen L. King is Professor of New Testament Studies and the History of Ancient Christianity at Harvard University in the Divinity School. She has published widely in the areas of Gnosticism, ancient ...

Many rare discoveries have been made across the globe over the course of the year 2024. The public was able to view some religious relics that highlighted historical moments, giving people a better ...

An important piece of early Christian history, the Crosby-Schøyen Codex, is up for auction at Christie’s in London. This codex is a mid-fourth century book from Egypt containing a combination of ...

Last summer brought big news for scholars of early Christianity. Three previously unknown gospel fragments were published for the first time as part of an ongoing series, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. These ...

Christian archaeology does not simply look at the past, he wrote, but it also speaks to all people in the present day.

Mothers, Children, and the Body Politic: Ancient Christianity and the Recovery of Human Dignity, by Nadya Williams, InterVarsity Press Does history bend toward progress or does it bend toward chaos?