Contrary to popular belief, the sacred Shroud of Turin was not used to cover Jesus’ post-crucifixion and was actually a recreation created by artists, per a study published in the journal Archaeometry ...

Dallas Jenkins, creator of “The Chosen,” is relying on receiving $30 million in fan donations to fund the biblical drama’s ...

Daprile said that in time, crucifixion art such as the Matthias Grünewald altarpiece made between 1516 and 1517 was incorporated into non-church settings such as hospitals in Europe as source of ...

Two Roman-era nails were discovered in a burial cave in south Jerusalem in 1990, with filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici now ...

Death by crucifixion was intended to demean the victim publicly. This is why Pilate ordered the placard ‘King of the Jews’ to be attached to Jesus’s cross. Victims could be tied or nailed.

"Crucifixion was an extreme punishment used by peoples around the Mediterranean basin for about 1,000 years," said David Cook, assistant professor of religious studies at Rice University.

Filming the crucifixion scenes in Morocco was also a powerful experience for "The Bible" co-producer Roma Downey, the "Touched by an Angel" star (and Burnett's wife), who took on the role of Mary ...

Fragments of nails that were believed to have been used in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ have ancient wood and fragments of bone on them, in a new study released last week. The fragments first ca… ...

But the “White Crucifixion” is a special case because of its identification with the Roman Catholic leader who, during his current U.S. visit, scheduled to end Sunday night in Philadelphia, is ...