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The IAA excavation near Kiryat Gat showing an aerial view of the wine making operation, in an image released January 6, 2024. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)
January 6, 2025, 6:42 pm
Byzantine monastery with Bible-quoting mosaic floor unearthed in southern Israel
Discovered during expansion of new Kiryat Gat neighborhood, church site includes a wine press and a mosaic floor that contains a Deuteronomy quote in Greek
By Gavriel Fiske
A painting depicting the transfiguration of Jesus, a story in the New Testament when Jesus becomes radiant upon a mountain (Raphael /Collections Hallwyl Museum, CC BY-SA)
July 18, 2020, 12:35 am
The long history of how Jesus came to resemble a white European
Historical Jesus likely had the brown eyes and skin of other first-century Galilee Jews. Not so the common portrayal, under scrutiny at time of introspection over legacy of racism
By Anna Swartwood House
Orthodox pilgrims hold crosses during a Good Friday procession in Jerusalem, April 26, 2019. (Mahmoud Illean/AP)
September 29, 2019, 9:23 am
The history of the cross and its many meanings over the centuries
From Roman art mocking Christian faith to ornate depictions of triumph over sin and death to emblem of Crusades or racism, the symbol of Jesus’s crucifixion has a varied history
By Joanne M. Pierce
Potential bread basket from a mosaic at the 'Burnt Church' at the Hippos-Sussita Excavation Project at the Susita National Park, summer 2019. (courtesy Michael Eisenberg)
September 4, 2019, 11:00 pm
Mosaic near Sea of Galilee may mark new site for Jesus loaves and fishes miracle
Colorful 6th-century Byzantine design indicates miracle took place on the opposite side of sea from traditionally assigned spot, archaeologist proposes; mosaic expert disagrees
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
The Gallery of Kings on the facade of Notre Dame Cathedral (CC BY Serge Melki/Wikimedia Commons)
April 16, 2019, 2:24 pm
Revered as kings, reviled as beggars: Notre Dame’s Jewish connection
Paris cathedral depicts Christianity’s conflicting, often antagonistic attitudes toward Jews throughout history
By ToI Staff
Firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
April 16, 2019, 4:31 am
As art world mourns, firefighters manage to save some of Notre Dame’s treasures
Beyond keeping the architectural gem from being engulfed, some 400 firefighters protected the area where most precious relics, like the Crown of Thorns, were kept
By Agencies
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