Recent archaeological excavations in Israel have revealed a rare find: early Christian art from around 1,500 years ago. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery in a Facebook ...

The artifact shows images from the bible and is considered to be one of the most impressive works of early Christian art. Owen Jarus is a regular contributor to Live Science who writes about ...

One of the clearest ways God says yes to Christians is when unjust authorities hate us.

"These pieces of art have interest beyond their historical ... at least surviving ones -- are very rare. "Why early Christian artists shied away from it is unclear," Potts said.

(The Romans crucified many people, but only one was resurrected. Allusions to the resurrection in early Christian art were also relatively rare but earlier than depictions of the crucifixion.) ...

"The mosaic presents groundbreaking physical evidence of the practices and beliefs of early Christians, including the first archaeological instance of the phrase, ‘God Jesus Christ,’" Alegre ...

Schenk then provides a helpful primer into interpreting early Christian art (Chapter 3) before focusing on the portrayal of women in frescoes and inscriptions (Chapter 4). One of the values of ...

The only securely dated early Christian “house church” prior to ... 1932–1933 (Dura-Europos Collection, Yale University Art Gallery, neg. dura-fIV31-01, courtesy Yale University Art Gallery ...