The early Christian church, dated to around the mid-fourth century, is one of the "exciting" discoveries revealed by excavations at the site, David Ratzan with New York University's ...

Of equal importance, the church indicates that there existed a living memory in the Christian community about the location of ...

To illustrate this, Presley assesses the nature of early Christian identity. Conversion, as the early church understood it, was no mere mental assent to propositional truth claims.

These early church leaders consider biblical passages, including commandments in the Hebrew Bible, to welcome strangers.In the Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan ...

The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., has a new exhibit showcasing the Megiddo Mosaic, one of the earliest physical evidence of Christianity, on display for first time since being found.

The fourth-century church at Trimithis in the Dakhla Oasis in Egypt, ... Whereas ancient Egyptian funeral practices tended to be lavish and grandiose, early Christian burials favored simplicity.

Regarding the questions posed at the beginning of the essay, the teachings and examples set by the Essene community had a ...

Early Christian churches were often shaped like an octagon, which was an early Christian church symbol for the resurrection of Jesus and, more broadly, the rebirth of life.

Archaeologists recently uncovered what they believe to be one of the oldest Christian churches in the world. The University of Münster announced the discovery of the fourth-century church in a ...

The conventional view of a unique early Christian building dating to the 3rd century has been challenged by experts. The remains of the structure, which was constructed around A.D. 232, is in the ...