Jan 26, 2025 · Jesus and the cross: Jesus’s crucifixion is displayed on the fifth-century C.E. wooden doors of the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome. Photo: Jim Forest. So how, then, did the cross …

Sep 30, 2025 · How and when did Christians start to depict images of Jesus on the cross? Some believe the early church avoided images of Jesus on the cross until the fourth or fifth century. In “The …

Sep 9, 2025 · To understand the origin of Christianity, one must begin with the population of Jewish Christians who lived during Jesus’ lifetime.

Jul 12, 2025 · In addition to its symbolism for the Holy Spirit, the dove was a popular Christian symbol before the cross rose to prominence in the fourth century. The dove continued to be used for various …

Apr 16, 2025 · Gospel accounts of Jesus’s execution do not specify how exactly Jesus was secured to the cross. Yet in Christian tradition, Jesus had his palms and feet pierced with nails. Even though …

Nov 13, 2025 · When did Christianity begin to spread? Explore new archaeological discoveries of the earliest churches—from Jerusalem to Laodicea—that reveal how the faith grew.

Dec 21, 2024 · Early Christians often assimilated well-established pagan imagery when they set out to depict their stories and beliefs.

Jul 31, 2020 · The earliest examples of demonstrably Christian art come from the catacombs, or burial chambers dug in a maze of underground galleries. Historians of art find

Feb 21, 2018 · In part one of a two-part series, Douglas Boin presents new archaeological and historical research in the study of early Christianity.

Oct 30, 2025 · How did nearly 200 years of Christian Crusades shape the Holy City’s architecture, from the Church of St. Anne to the rebuilt Church of the Holy Sepulchre? Discover the history of the …