The Christian apocrypha, texts not included in the Bible, include stories of Jesus’ female followers – including St. Thecla.

The earliest known evidence of Christianity north of Italy was recently unveiled by archaeologists, who call the discovery one of the "most important testimonies of early Christianity." The artifact, ...

A 1,800-year-old silver amulet discovered beneath the chin of a skeleton in a cemetery in Germany is the oldest evidence of Christianity north of the Alps, according to a new study. Researchers made ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a third-century mural depicting Jesus as the good shepherd. The mural, which remains ...

Archaeologists working in the ruins of an ancient Armenian capital have uncovered a 4th-century Christian church that ranks among the earliest known anywhere, a find that reshapes how historians ...

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 ...

The title of Douglas Boin's Coming Out Christian in the Roman World: How the Followers of Jesus Made a Place in Caesar's Empire is the print-medium equivalent of "clickbait." It arrests your frantic ...

As Christianity spread through the Roman world, Greek and Roman statues were no longer seen as art but as spiritual threats. Many Christians believed these idols housed demons or false powers that had ...

A new study challenges long-held beliefs about the physical spaces of Christian worship, proving that the emerging religion’s story is not immutable. Baptistry wall painting of a procession of women ...