From the location of the “place of skulls” to ancient Jewish burial rites, here’s what archaeologists do—and don’t—know about ...

PEERING back 2,000 years to the age of Jesus isn’t exactly easy – but rare objects from those times solve the mystery of what ...

Throughout history, Christians have often believed Pontius Pilate was reluctant to condemn Jesus. History suggests otherwise, ...

Archaeologists found another example of a crucified heel 49 years later in Cambridgeshire, England, in a grave in an ancient ...

Who invented crucifixion? The Persians are commonly credited with this, but evidence suggests that it may have been the Greeks.

It's one of the holiest and most somber days in the Christian calendar as followers remember the execution of Jesus.

He imposed a sentence that Roman judges often inflicted on social subversives – crucifixion. Advertisement Article continues below this ad The New Testament Gospels say so. The Nicene Creed ...