The suggestion is that the parody was directed at Christians precisely because they worshipped a man who had died by crucifixion. The slowness to depict Jesus on a cross was not about a general ...

Yet today, the cross has been trivialized. What was once a symbol of state execution — akin to a modern electric chair — is ...

It was invented because, prior to this, there were no images of Jesus or anyone else on a cross. Although Christian Roman Emperor Constantine reportedly banned crucifixion in 337, historical texts ...

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

Some researchers say Jesus may have been crucified on a stake instead of a cross, which was another method of crucifixion. While we read in the Bible of Jesus’ hands and feet being nailed to the ...

Death on a cross could be prolonged or swift. The crucifixion of Josephus' acquaintance who survived should not be projected to the crucifixion of Jesus. The major extrabiblical paradigm for ...

Roumie, who plays Jesus in ‘The Chosen,’ is preparing to film the crucifixion scene for the sixth season of the series ...