Jesus in the Passover

Passover has its beginning in the book of Exodus in the Torah, or Old Testament. The first fifteen chapters of this Book detail the account of the call of Moses to lead the Children...

History of Crucifixion

The word crucifixion comes from the Latin word crucifixus which means "to fix to a cross." It's an ancient form of execution meant to inflict the greatest amount of pain possible on the condemned...

Who Killed Jesus

One of the most debatable of hot topics is who killed Jesus. Mel Gibson has decided it was the Jews, even if Vatican II and a host of scholars say otherwise. Where does the truth lie?...

Crucifixion

The crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth is a central event in the Christian faith. Accounts of the crucifixion can be found in all four Gospels: that is, of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Crucifixion was a popular form...

THEOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS

sible implications of the Lost Tomb in regards to the resurrection of Jesus? >>more An important component of Christian theology that may be affected by archeological findings. >>more The Nails of the Cross movie: Read what Simcha Jacobovici has to say to...

An Ancient Phonebook

  Ossuary Inscriptions When it comes to the ossuaries found in the Talpiot Tomb, also called the �Tomb of Ten Ossuaries,� there is absolutely no academic dispute concerning the provenance of any of the inscriptions. Nor...

Finding the Tomb

  The First Discovery In 1980 a tomb was found in south Jerusalem that had ten ossuaries in it. It was one of hundreds of tombs that have been uncovered since the 1970s. Yet only now has it...

Burial after Crucifixion

Christians know the story by heart: the women weeping over the body of the Lord; the kindness of Joseph of Arimathea, who is said to have provided a new family tomb in which to lay Jesus;...