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3 days ago · Below are four images that reveal the possible real face of Jesus. The Shroud of Turin. Public Domain. Many believe the Shroud of Turin is the burial cloth of Jesus, as it bears uncanny similarities to the wounds of Jesus described in scripture and historical records.
4 days ago · Sept. 14th is the feast day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, also known as the Triumph of the Cross or the Elevation of the Cross. This is the day the Church celebrates both the discovery and the recovery of the True Cross of Jesus Christ. Read below for the very interesting historical account surrounding this ancient feast day.
1 day ago · Luke 23:42-43 has Jesus promising one of his fellow crucifixion victims that they'll be together in paradise that day, implying Jesus hung out in heaven before returning to Earth. 1 Peter 3:18-20 implies that a post-Crucifixion Jesus "went and preached unto the spirits in prison," while 1 Peter 4:6 says that the gospel was preached to the dead.
2 days ago · According to Christian tradition, it is the burial shroud that would have wrapped the body of Jesus after his crucifixion. For about 30 years, I have been using investigative techniques on the scale of atoms, in particular through X-rays, and three years ago we developed a new method for dating samples taken from linen fabrics.
3 days ago · The cross used in Roman crucifixions consisted of two parts: “the upright or mortise, referred to as the stipes, or staticulum, and the tenon or crosspiece, which is called the patibulum or antenna.” Jesus carried the crosspiece. At Calvary He was nailed to the crosspiece on the ground through the palms of his hands, not his wrists.
5 days ago · What’s The Real Evidence for the Resurrection? To establish the resurrection one must be able to prove two things. It’s not complicated really. One must show Jesus was dead at point A—beyond resuscitation. Secondly it must be shown he was alive at point B—at a later date.
3 days ago · The crucifixion of Jesus was the execution by crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth in 1st-century Judaea, most likely in AD 30 or AD 33. It is described in the four canonical gospels, referred to in the New Testament epistles, attested to by other ancient sources, and is broadly accepted as one of the events most likely to have occurred during his ...
