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A hoard of 97 pure gold coins dating back to the 6th and 7th centuries CE, unearthed during archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Hippos (Sussita), near the Sea of Galilee, in a discovery announced on September 25, 2025. (Dr. Michael Eisenberg/University of Haifa)
September 25, 2025, 8:39 pm
Fabulous 1,400-year-old trove of gold coins sheds light on Galilee Christian city’s demise
Metal detector beeps lead archaeologists to nearly 100 coins and jewelry hidden during the 7th-century Sassanid invasion at Hippos (Sussita), including an unusual mix of denominations
By Rossella Tercatin
A Roman-era gold ring found during archaeological excavations at the Sussita (Hippos) National Park in July 2025. (Michael Eisenberg)
July 25, 2025, 9:24 am
Roman-era gold jewelry found at Hippos testifies to wealth of city likely visited by Jesus
Although found out of context, unearthed ring and earrings shed light on ancient Galilean affluence in the first centuries of the Common Era
By Rossella Tercatin
A 'preliminary reconstruction' showing the ancient church discovered at Artaxata, in an image released on October 11, 2024. (courtesy Armenian-German Artaxata Project)
October 22, 2024, 10:42 am
Remains of one of the oldest churches in the world discovered in Armenia
Octagonal-shaped structure dates from the mid-4th century CE, not long after the Kingdom of Armenia is thought to have become the first Christian kingdom
By Gavriel Fiske
Martin Scorsese arrives arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California, March 10, 2024. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
July 11, 2024, 3:02 pm
Scorsese series casts 5 Israeli actors as Jesus, other Christian saints
Performers also land roles of Mary Magdalene, King Herod in acclaimed director’s upcoming eight-part, Christian history-themed TV docudrama, which has begun filming in Morocco
By ToI Staff
The Church of St. Mary Magdalene was built by Russia's Alexander III and completed in 1888. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
December 25, 2020, 10:44 am
Where tradition says Jesus spent his last night: Guide to Mt. of Olives churches
Houses of worship on the Jerusalem mountain bear the marks of the city’s past believers, builders and invaders
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
In this Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 photo the so-called 'Judensau,' or 'Jew pig,' sculpture is displayed on the facade of the Stadtkirche (Town Church) in Wittenberg, Germany (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
January 17, 2020, 3:20 pm
Anti-Semitic ‘Jew pig’ sculpture at center of German court battle
Jewish activist wants 700-year-old relief on Wittenberg’s church removed; parish agrees it’s an ‘insulting’ piece of history but contends it is part of its inheritance
By Geir Moulson and Kerstin Sopke
Made in the Italian Peninsula?, ca. 1300–before 1349. Gold, enamel. This wedding ring is the most technically accomplished example of goldsmith’s work in the Colmar Treasure. Its miniature dome and supporting arches mimic the imagined form of the lost Temple in Jerusalem, metaphorically connecting that site to the newlyweds’ home. (Musée de Cluny – Musée National du Moyen Âge, Paris/The Colmar Treasure/Met Cloisters, New York)
October 29, 2019, 2:11 pm
Medieval jewels hidden by Jews during Black Death on show at NY Met Cloisters
The Colmar Treasure, displayed till January 20, reveals intimate glimpse of 14th-century French Jews who, after stashing their gems in a house wall, died of plague or persecution
By Cathryn J. Prince
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
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