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![When was Jesus born? Stained glass window of Jesus at St John the Baptist's Anglican Church, Ashfield, New South Wales.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Tiy6Nz2JWNp8ZpcyQdn3pa-320-80.jpg)
When was Jesus born?
By Joseph Castro, Jessica Leggett published
Reference Although millions of people celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on Dec. 25, most scholars agree that he wasn't born on that day, or even in the year 1 A.D.
![The Crossing of the Red Sea (Pharaoh's Hosts engulfed in the Red Sea), 1530.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TnpGZ6M6GbRcoagyYbxhNe-320-80.jpg)
20 of the most bizarre stories from the Bible
By Owen Jarus published
Here are 20 strange stories from the Bible, including the Red Sea's parting and
![A congregant holds the King James Bible during a church service in South London in 2013.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oAe2mAmJ2adh9Ttf9u7VsQ-320-80.jpg)
Why is the King James Bible so popular?
By Daryl Austin published
Why do people still use the King James Bible, which was translated in the early 1600s?
![stained glass window of Adam and Eve](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XhFbJN2xqjFmgYejajKZY8-320-80.jpg)
Was the 'forbidden fruit' in the Garden of Eden really an apple?
By Ashley P. Taylor published
It could have been a fig, grapes, citron, a pomegranate or even wheat.
![silhouette of a person thinking](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AwJV7yQF3gVWmS6nAgJYJG-320-80.jpg)
Atheists and believers have different moral compasses
By Laura Geggel published
The moral compass of believers and atheists is calibrated differently.
![In a stained glass window panel in Canterbury Cathedral, Eilward of Westoning is castrated and blinded for stealing to pay off his debts. Thomas Becket then appeared to Eilward in a vision and healed his wounds, regenerating what Eilward had lost.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X4QeeooUxmwFnD5GzAKCe8-320-80.jpg)
Stained-glass 'graphic novel' reveals miracles of Archbishop of Canterbury
By Mindy Weisberger published
Thomas Becket's miraculous acts — presented "graphic-novel-style" in stained glass — leave Canterbury Cathedral for a museum exhibit.
![The painting Poem of the Soul by Jannot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BbA5wsck8peFeMgxmGCnrd-320-80.jpg)
Can science 'prove' there's an afterlife? Netflix documentary says yes.
By Stephanie Pappas published
The new Netflix series 'Surviving Death' marches through an array of paranormal phenomena, some unprovable, some debunked and some genuinely mysterious.
![A person is silhouetted against the sun](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iEbrJQJftZCZYcmhXfB4GL-320-80.jpg)
What led to the emergence of monotheism?
By Isobel Whitcomb published
It depends on your definition of monotheism.
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