Explore the History of Religion, its teachings, and practices of faiths that influenced humanity's spiritual essence across eras
A repentant prostitute? This backstory about Mary Magdalene has spread widely. But who is she in the New Testament?
The notion that science and religion are in conflict seems to have been debunked by historians. Does history provide the best stage for the debate?
Synods – or gatherings amongst Christian Church leaders or representatives – first emerged in 50 CE, to discuss doctrines, and patterns of worship.
The story of Hagar is relatively well-known in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. However, these faiths remember her differently.
Malachi is the last of the Minor Prophets and the last in the historical sequence.
The New Testament mentions tithes seven times, and not once is it an instruction to give tithes.
King Saul was the first king of Israel and, unfortunately, also the first to show that God's warnings against a monarch in Israel were justified.
Most Christians imagine Jesus as a Caucasian, long-haired, bearded man, but this is not how artists always depicted him. So, what did Jesus look like?