Holy Week in the Gospels
Orrente, Pedro (1580-1645). Entry into Jerusalem (1620). Oil on canvas. The State Hermitage Museum, Russia.
How important was Jesus's passion to the gospel writers?
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The 3D Information on the Shroud of Turin
Shroud of Turin's 3D info.
The Shroud of Turin is between a picture and a statue.
Read MorePontius Pilate - Prefect, not Procurator
Antonio Ciseri (1821-1891), Ecce Homo, 1871. Gallery of Modern Art, Florence, Italy.
The Caesarea stone: first archaeological evidence for Pontius Pilate.
Read MoreThe Two Images on the Shroud of Turin
Shroud of Turin with enhanced blood images, by Ray Downing.
Digital enhancement of the blood images on the Shroud of Turin highlights the nature of the wounds depicted.
Read MoreJesus' Last Supper and the Feast of the Passover
Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret (1852-1929). The Last Supper, 1896.
Jesus' trip to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover put in motion a series of events that culminated in his death and resurrection.
Read MoreHow Old are the Olive Trees in the Garden of Gethsemane?
Gethsemane, at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem
The oldest olive trees in Gethsemane could be direct descendants of the trees Jesus was amongst on the night of his arrest.
Read MoreCaiaphas' Bones
The Caiaphas ossuary. Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
Caiaphas' bones: the first remains of a bibliical personality ever discovered.
Read MoreNazareth House Dated to the First Century
Copyright Ken Dark.
British professor Ken Dark and his team dated this Nazareth house to the first century.
Read MoreRembrandt's Face of Jesus
In the late 1540s Rembrandt took a radical turn in his depictions of Christ that changed the future of Christian art.
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The Sea of Galilee boat
Ray Downing and his team constructed a 3D computer graphics model of a boat which had been found buried in the Sea of Galilee and dated to the time of Jesus. The virtual boat appeared in the History Channel special Jesus: the Lost 40 Days.
Read MoreThe Cure of the Bleeding Woman
James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Woman with an Issue of Blood (1886-1896). Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper. Brooklyn Museum.
Perhaps the greatest insight into how Jesus performed his miracles comes from the story of the woman with a hemorrhage who got cured by touching Jesus' cloak.
Read MoreCrucifixion and The Use of Nails
In 1968, archeologists found the remains of an iron spike 4.53 inches long incrusted into the heel bone of a man who had been crucified during the administration of Pontius Pilate.
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