Slate’s archives are full of fascinating stories. We’re republishing this article on Easter weekend because it remains a reader favorite. It was originally published April 9, 2009. A central statement ...

Moviegoers who see The Passion of the Christ may go home confident they know who killed Jesus and why. If only the experts could feel so sure. This much biblical scholars know: Jesus died on the cross ...

The crucifixion of Jesus is one of the most illustrated events in human history. For centuries, artists have reimagined it as a form of remembrance and as a means to convey the story of brutality and ...

At the beginning of the summer of 1968 a team of archaeologists under the direction of V. Tzaferis discovered four cave-tombs at Giv'at ha-Mivtar (Ras el-Masaref), which is just north of Jerusalem ...

'Ecce Homo' (Behold the Man), by 19th-century painter Antonio Ciseri, depicts Pontius Pilate presenting Jesus to a crowd in Jerusalem. Tungsten/Galleria d'Arte Moderna via Wikimedia Commons It’s a ...

An earthquake of literal, Biblical proportions. Social media is currently flooded with reactions to news that scientists may have proven a story from the Bible to be true. That's a bit ironic, eh?

This weekend is one of the most recognizable weekends on the calendar each year for Christians with Good Friday being the commemoration of Jesus’ death on the cross and Easter celebrating his ...

Soon another Holy Week will be upon us, beginning with Palm Sunday and culminating with Easter Sunday. It was “the week that changed the world.” The week began in a humble, triumphant sort of way.