Last summer brought big news for scholars of early Christianity. Three previously unknown gospel fragments were published for the first time as part of an ongoing series, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. These ...

CE, Christian elites built numerous private churches, while Jewish donors appeared to pool their resources in a communal synagogue The post In early Christian Holy Land, private churches rose as acts ...

Sacred art and icons—often believed to confer divine gifts and powers to the faithful—began to flourish in the Second Century ...

Deep below the streets of Rome lie the ancient catacombs where early Christians buried ... there's a growing [number] of Christian burial societies run by the church. We even hear of whole groups ...

This course explores the origins of the development of early Christian and Byzantine art and thought. Focusing on a thematic rather than a chronological approach, the course acknowledges broader ...

Pentecost is still important to Christians today because: It represents the beginning of the Christian Church; It reminds ... them tell others about Jesus. Early Christians faced persecution ...