Religious History & Archaeology

3+ hour, 7+ min ago   (133+ words) An Israeli archaeologist who once lost her faith while digging through the biblical world now says the very land she excavated helped point her back to the God of the Bible....

20+ hour, 25+ min ago   (503+ words) Lock Haven, Pa. — Along Route 42 in Sullivan County, about halfway between Eagles Mere and Laporte, there’s one of those blue historic markers. It stands near a set of ruins, what remains of an old community. The spot has quite a…...

21+ hour, 20+ min ago   (702+ words) Gospels say he fed the 5,000 and healed a blind man here — now archaeologists say they've '100%' found it Lost Biblical ‘miracle city’ of Jesus '100%' found - and the internet is already arguing over it The ancient city where Jesus is believed to…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1538+ words) I just came across something you’re going to find absolutely fascinating! Most people think of angels as the fat little […]...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (584+ words) Today’s post is from Fr. Gregory Greiten is a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and pastor of Queen of Apostles Parish in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. He came out publicly as a gay Catholic priest in December 2017. A servant owed his…...

2+ day, 22+ min ago   (798+ words) One of the most powerful, mysterious, and elusive relics of Christendom is the Holy Shroud of Turin. Powerful, because it documents every mark of pain endured by the person buried with it. Mysterious, because of the many questions of its…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (315+ words) The Book of Genesis credits the ark with saving eight people and the animals, while a covenant, not the vessel, spares the world from a second flood. Did the ark of Noah save the world from the fury of God?...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (184+ words) Two tiny silver scrolls discovered in a Jerusalem burial cave in 1979 preserve the oldest surviving biblical text — predating the Dead Sea Scrolls by 400 years. Source: By Unknown author - Edited version of an image of the Kettef Hinnom scrolls, Public Domain…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (50+ words) yahoo.com Biblical scholar Steven Notley spoke with Fox News Digital about a decade of excavations at El-Araj and the evidence he says identifies the ancient site as Bethsaida, a city closely tied to Jesus Christ's ministry and apostles....

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (97+ words) Biblical city tied to Jesus' ministry takes center stage in major excavation Fox News Biblical city tied to Jesus' ministry takes center stage in major excavation Steven Notley, academic director of the El-Araj Excavation Project, spoke with Fox News Digital…...