The Search for Early Christian Egypt: Archaeology and the Treasures of the Desert
How did Christianity reach Egypt? What are the earliest fragments of the New Testament found in Egypt? What can archaeology tell us about when Christianity replaced the older Egyptian religion?
Why Easter is called Easter, and other little-known facts about the holiday
The naming of the celebration as “Easter” seems to go back to the name of a pre-Christian goddess in England, Eostre, who was celebrated at beginning of spring.
The State They Were in: Luke’s View of the Roman Empire
Scholars have long debated Luke’s view of the Roman empire – and for good reasons.
New Releases: Ancient Books for the Holiday Season!
A few new releases for the historian on your shopping list!
A Curator’s View: Egypt – Faith After the Pharaohs
The British Museum’s Egypt: Faith After the Pharaohs launched a little over two weeks ago and received resounding critical acclaim. Curator Elizabeth O’Connell discussed some of the important themes and pieces selected for the exhibit in her recent talk, Curator’s Introduction to Egypt: Faith and the Pharaohs.
Another Side of Egypt: Faith After the Pharaohs at the British Museum
The British Museum’s latest exhibit, Faith After the Pharaohs, presents an intimate look at how religion, policy and daily practice intermingled and survived in post-pharaonic Egypt.
Reactionary Paganism: Renewal and Invention of Traditions in Late Fourth Century Rome
This paper will attempt to explore this new pagan identity that emerged only a few years before the (public) extinction of polytheism and will attempt to trace the potentials of this last Pagan Revolution.
Transformation of a City: The Christianization of Jerusalem in the Fourth Century
Jerusalem was a backwater in the Roman Empire by the beginning of the fourth century CE, with nothing left of its former first-century splendour.
Jesus Lived Here? Archaeologists discover ancient house in Nazareth
A building thought to be where Mary and Joseph raised Jesus has been found by an archaeologist from the University of Reading. While…
From “Thou Shalt Not Kill” through “God Wills It!” and Beyond: The Inevitable Arc of Changing Christian Attitudes Towards War
The following is a unique interpretation of the development of Christian Just War theory, and other Christian attitudes towards war and killing