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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 644

Jesus Christ

Jesus and his disciples in a still from Season 2 of 'The Chosen.' (Courtesy)
March 28, 2025, 1:22 am
Just in time for Passover, Jesus biopic ‘The Chosen’ premieres Season 5 in US cinemas
Launching March 28, hit show doesn’t downplay Christ’s Jewish roots but takes advice from a Messianic rabbi. Season Five: Last Supper to see a theatrical run before heading to streaming
By Rich Tenorio
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre during renovation works in March 2025. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
March 22, 2025, 8:44 am
Echoing Gospel account, traces of ancient garden found under Church of Holy Sepulchre
A landmark excavation, set to conclude soon at Old City of Jerusalem church, has offered unprecedented historical insights. ToI gets a sneak peek
By Rossella Tercatin
Pope Francis prays before the 'Nativity of Bethlehem 2024,' upon its inauguration in the Paul VI Hall, during the private audience with donors of the nativity scene and the lighting of the Christmas tree ceremony at St Peter's Square, in the Paul-VI hall at the Vatican on December 7, 2024. (Andreas Solaro/ AFP)
December 8, 2024, 8:45 pm
Pope Francis inaugurates nativity scene in Vatican showing baby Jesus on keffiyeh
Pontiff, who recently called to investigate Israel for genocide, preaches end to all war, as he dedicates scene by Palestinian artists, to be displayed in Vatican’s Paul VI Hall
By ToI Staff
Israeli actors Noa Cohen (right) as Mary and Ido Tako (left) as Joseph in Netflix's new biblical epic 'Mary.' (Christopher Raphael/Netflix)
November 16, 2024, 12:42 pm
Boycott calls over Israeli cast as Mary in Netflix’s Jesus mom epic
Claiming mother of Jesus was Palestinian, social media users say it’s offensive to cast Israeli actress as titular character in movie amid war in Gaza; Anthony Hopkins also stars
By Michael Horovitz
Illustrative photo of Jesus raising clay birds to life. From the Klosterneuburger Evangelienwerk, a 14th century German translation of apocrypha, including the Infancy Gospel of Thomas. (public domain)
June 25, 2024, 5:51 am
1,600-year-old papyrus fragment contains earliest account of Jesus’ childhood
Scrap from extra-biblical Infancy Gospel of Thomas discovered in German archive contains story of young Jesus bringing clay birds to life on the Sabbath
By Gavriel Fiske
A before and after photo depicting how a painting of Jesus at the US Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York, is now obscured by a curtain. (Before: US Coast Guard; After: US Merchant Marine Academy via JTA)
January 18, 2023, 8:14 am
US Merchant Marine Academy covers huge Jesus painting after religious freedom outcry
Jews were among those who complained about painting’s location in a room where events with mandatory attendance are held
By Ron Kampeas
Members of the Oberammergau Passion Play, which has been telling the New Testament story of Jesus’ death and resurrection since 1634, sing backstage in Oberammergau, Germany, July 12, 2022. (Angelika Warmuth/picture alliance via Getty Images/ via JTA)
August 18, 2022, 8:16 am
The director of Germany’s infamous Passion Play takes its antisemitism by the horns
Staged once a decade since the 17th century, the production brings visitors from around the world. The man directing it, Christian Stückl, says his changes are long overdue
By Toby Axelrod
An image shared by the former director of Al Jazeera declares 'same killer' behind deaths of Jesus, Palestinians. (Screenshot)
August 13, 2022, 4:49 pm
Ex-Al Jazeera chief tweets that ‘same killer’ behind deaths of Jesus, Palestinians
Yasser Abu Hilala later deletes image ‘to prevent confusion,’ says everyone can understand it ‘in their own way’
By ToI Staff
Rochus Rueckel as Jesus and cast members perform during the rehearsal of the 42nd Passion Play in Oberammergau, Germany, May 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
May 8, 2022, 1:18 pm
German passion play makes post-pandemic comeback, minus the antisemitic tropes
Villagers of Oberammergau have performed story since 1634; latest version no longer depicts Jews as Christ’s killers and shows clearly that Jesus was Jewish himself
By Kirsten Grieshaber
A member of the restoration team removes a stone from the floor of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Thursday, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
March 18, 2022, 3:57 pm
Amid centuries of squabbles, Christians unify to restore holiest Jerusalem church
Ties improve among the Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic churches as they take on large-scale project at the Holy Sepulchre
By Areej Hazboun and Joseph Krauss
Visitors walk in Manger Square on Christmas eve outside the Church of the Nativity, revered as the site of Jesus Christ's birth, in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the West Bank on December 24, 2021. (Abbas Momani/AFP)
December 24, 2021, 8:10 pm
Israelis flood Nazareth for Christmas celebrations, while Bethlehem subdued
Tens of thousands visit northern town for festive events; in the West Bank, meanwhile, locals who depend on tourism for their livelihood say health crisis ‘worse than war’
By Claire Gounon
Token with 'The Nativity,' Syria-Palestine, 6th-7th century CE, Terracotta, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Bequest of Dan Barag, Jerusalem (Courtesy Eli Posner)
December 24, 2020, 7:58 pm
Ancient souvenir was a pocket-sized lamb of Bethlehem for Christian pilgrims
Israel Museum researcher finds rare eulogia token showing both baby Jesus and Church of the Nativity as it may have looked 700 years after his birth
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: A Christmas star is seen in front of the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, on December 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
December 17, 2020, 11:41 pm
Could a pre-Christmas celestial union mark the return of the Star of Bethlehem?
Timing of upcoming planetary conjunction prompts speculation of ties to biblical tale; but it’s likely the story was intended to convey theological rather than astronomical truths
By Eric M. Vanden
Jesus Christ supporting an English flag and staff in the crook of his right arm depicted in a stained glass window in Rochester Cathedral, Kent. (Wikimedia commons/CC BY-SA 3.0/Dlloyd)
December 16, 2020, 10:57 am
Jesus may not have been born in Bethlehem. Here’s why
Gospels conflict on location of his birth; belief may have caught on because the Christian messiah is supposed to be descended from King David, as Jesus was, and born in the city
By Rodolfo Galvan Estrada III
French far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon, gives a speech during a campaign event in Marseille, southern France, May 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
July 20, 2020, 9:41 pm
French far-left leader accuses Jews of responsibility for Jesus’s death
Jewish groups condemn Jean-Luc Melenchon for saying ‘I don’t know if Jesus was on a cross, but he was apparently put there by his own people’
By Marcy Oster
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