Mar 10 Blog
By: Joan E. Taylor
Scholar Joan E. Taylor says that it’s worth remembering that Jesus’ earliest years were, according to the Gospel of Matthew, spent as a refugee in a foreign land.
Nov 17 Blog
By: Robin M. Jensen
The legend of the magi has fired the imagination of Christians since the earliest times. In art, the adoration of the magi appeared earlier and far more frequently than any other scene of Jesus’ birth and infancy, including images of the babe in a manger.
Dec 5 Blog
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
Crowned with a halo and gauzy veil, a young woman sits with a child on her lap and a prayer book open before her. The figures—instantly recognizable to many—depicted in Sandro Botticelli’s Madonna and Child (left) are Mary and Jesus.
Sep 19 Blog
By: Noah Wiener
On Tuesday, September 18th, 2012, early Christianity scholar Karen L. King of the Harvard Divinity School announced the discovery of a Coptic papyrus fragment that includes the text “Jesus said to them, ‘My wife …’”
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