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Persecuted Christians turned the Roman catacombs into canvases of resistance. See how early artists used secret visual codes to outsmart the empire.
Christians assert that Jesus rose from the dead. Others question the reality of the Resurrection and offer non-miraculous explanations for the sightings of Jesus.
Despite the patriarchal slant of scripture, several influential women in the Bible stand out among the many because of their courage, steadfast faith, endurance, or impiety.
Did Matthew purposely include five women in Jesus’s genealogy who point to irregular unions, outsider status, and looming scandal to foreshadow his boundary-breaking mission?
Saint Irenaeus of Lyon was an important figure who helped decide which books were included in the New Testament.
In an empire where literacy was low, the Christian Church formed statements of faith, called creeds, for easy memorization.
The 14th-century Catholic priest John Lollard had a profound influence on the Lollards, a proto-Protestant group who did much to promote Wycliffe’s reputation across England.
The Bible as literature is a library of diverse ancient texts. Its authors used sophisticated literary strategies to craft a story of immense power.
