The Origin of Christianity - Biblical Archaeology Society
Sep 12, 2024 · The history of the term Christian can be found in its latin definition and can be understood as such. When the history of the true followers of” the way”which were originally …
When Did Christianity Begin to Spread? - Biblical Archaeology …
Nov 17, 2024 · This insidius practice of linking the age of Christianity to the oldest known place or structure where they worshiped, is FALSE to the core. Christianity began in the 1st century in …
The Archaeological Quest for the Earliest Christians
Feb 1, 2018 · This gradual, rising profile in the archaeological record should change the way we think about Christian history. Christianity may not have been legally recognized, but Christians …
The Split of Early Christianity and Judaism
Jan 16, 2024 · Well, as a Jew living in Europe I’d say this has a lot more to do with the history of architecture than the splitting of early Christianity away from Judaism. It is a simple fact that …
Jesus and the Cross - Biblical Archaeology Society
Jan 25, 2024 · In his history of the Christian Church written in the fourth century, Eusebius of Caesarea recounts that the gesture of outstretched hands used by Christian martyrs in the …
Did Jesus Exist? Searching for Evidence Beyond the Bible
Apr 2, 2024 · On the web site of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, you can read for yourself what it says about the percent of genetic variation in humans: “A wide …
Christian Apocrypha: The “Lost Gospels”? - Biblical Archaeology …
Oct 20, 2024 · Gnosticism is an opposing religion to Judaism and Christianity, and the fact that they’re one of the earliest cults to hijack Jesus for their own purposes does not make them …
The Archaeological Quest for the Earliest Christians
Feb 21, 2018 · This is the first of two posts written by Dr. Douglas Boin on new archaeological and historical research in the study of early Christianity, drawn from his book Coming Out Christian …
The Antonine Plague and the Spread of Christianity
Jan 13, 2024 · Christianity is one of the most fear-based religions known to man. As we all know, this is around the time the “gospels” were written. I see this time as the “foot in the door” …
5 Ways Women Participated in the Early Church
Mar 19, 2023 · PORTRAIT OF A ROMAN LADY. This mosaic comes from Pompeii, Italy, and depicts a woman from the late first century B.C.E. or early first century C.E. Photo: Dominik …