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Ancient Holy Land quarry uncovered, team says

Israeli archaeologists said on Sunday they had discovered the largest underground quarry in the Holy Land, dating back to the time of Jesus and containing Christian symbols etched into the walls.

UIC biblical scholar goes in search of real Jesus

During the three weeks she spent in Israel and on the West Bank last August filming the upcoming Discovery Channel series "Who Was Jesus?" Rachel Havrelock was surrounded by ancient history and tradit  read more »

Scholar Claims Dead Sea Scrolls 'Authors' Never Existed

Biblical scholars have long argued that the Dead Sea Scrolls were the work of an ascetic and celibate Jewish community known as the Essenes, which flourished in the 1st century A.D.  read more »

St. Patrick's Day: Facts and Legends

To mark St Patrick's Day, Faith Central has compiled 10 celebratory tidbits, some myth, some fact, on the Patron Saint of the Irish.

Improbable research: 101 uses for the sacred foreskin

A study called The Circumcision of Jesus Christ pioneers a new flavour of interdisciplinary research: urology at last joins forces with theology.  read more »

Virginia Man to Search for Noah's Ark in Turkey

This summer Marshall Price, 57, plans to continue on a journey to prove just that as he joins an expedition to Mount Ararat.  read more »

Jewish council in Germany breaks ties with Vatican

The Central Council of Jews in Germany is breaking off contact with the Roman Catholic Church because of Pope Benedict XVI's rehabilitation of a bishop who has denied the scale of the Holocaust, its p  read more »

Astronomers Claim To Have Identified Jesus' True Birthday

Australian astronomers who charted the night sky 2,000 years ago claim that Jesus Christ was born on June 17 and that the Star of Bethlehem was a conjunction of two planets.

Yes, the birth of Jesus is biblical. Here's what's not ...

This is just some of the eye-opening information revealed in "Shocked by the Bible: The Most Astonishing Facts You've Never Been Told" by WND Executive News Editor Joe Kovacs."It's amazing what people  read more »

Was Saint Augustine Good for the Jews?

in a new book, Augustine and the Jews, Paula Fredriksen, a Boston University religion professor and self-proclaimed "Augustinista," upends the received wisdom.  read more »

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