The Roman Empire grew over a long period of time from ... Michael White: TENSIONS IN JUDEA AT THE TIME OF JESUS' BIRTH Can you describe the situation in Judea at the time of Jesus' birth?

(THE CONVERSATION) It’s a straightforward part of the Easter story: The Roman governor Pontius ... they portrayed Pilate as convinced of Jesus’ innocence. As more time passed, other works ...

This month, the historian Nathanael Andrade weighs in with a new book, “Killing the Messiah: The Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth.” In it, Andrade, a scholar of the Greco-Roman world ...

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