One of the most debated questions in the study of early Christianity and ancient history is whether Jesus of Nazareth was a real historical person. While the New Testament documents are primary ...

One of our most important sources for all the history of this period is the Jewish historian, Josephus. Josephus himself grew up in and around Jerusalem; he claims to have been a part of the Pharisaic ...

One of the earliest known depictions of Jesus Christ. Dated to the 4th century, it was found in a cemetery in an imperial villa that belonged to Constantine. Christians now observing Holy Week - the ...

Opinion: Jewish historian Flavius Josephus is the only independent source to attest to the existence and fate of Jesus, John the Baptist and James. I am frequently asked about independent evidence of ...