In late 2009 and in 2010, Simcha Jacobovici and James Tabor, with Prof. Rami Arav of the University of Nebraska, explored a sealed tomb in Talpiot, Jerusalem. They discovered several bone boxes, typical of the burial custom of the time, sometime prior to 70 A.D. (C.E.). Two of the boxes contained m[...]

This fascinating examination of the earliest years of Christianity reveals how the man we call St. Paul shaped Christianity as we know it today.
Historians know almost nothing about the two decades following the crucifixion of Jesus, when his followers regrouped and began to spread his message. [...]

With the success of Paul's desire to impose his vision for the Church, the true teachings of Jesus - as preserved by his family and disciples - were forced into hiding. This clandestine movement was seen in such early groups as the Nazarenes, Ebionites and Elkesaites but is generally thought to have[...]