Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A relic said to be part of Saint Thecla's arm has been kept in the Cathedral of Tarragona, Spain for centuries. Gaspar ...

Karen L. King is Professor of New Testament Studies and the History of Ancient Christianity at Harvard University in the Divinity School. She has published widely in the areas of Gnosticism, ancient ...

The early Christian tradition was marked by a dynamic interplay between written texts and performative practices. The transmission and reception of theological and ethical messages were deeply ...

The Bible is filled with brave and courageous women. Deborah, the judge who fought a war to protect her people. The widow Ruth, who wittingly convinces a man to marry her in order to continue the ...