Archaeologists and scientists are converging on one of Christianity’s most contested questions: what really happened to Jesus at the moment of his death and burial. Fresh excavations at the ...

A long-awaited excavation by Italian archaeologists has finally taken place beneath the floors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The church is believed to have been built in part upon ...

The early results from a long-awaited excavation of the quarry beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre are nothing short of extraordinary.

They’re digging for answers. There has been an ongoing debate for many years over where Jesus was crucified and buried — with many experts believing the site to be on the grounds of the Church of the ...

From a garden at the Holy Sepulchre to new dates for the Dead Sea Scrolls, new research is offering detailed glimpses into biblical stories. The shrine that houses the traditional burial place of ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. “At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which ...