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The two Roman-era iron nails are from an unmarked box delivered to Tel Aviv University; new research suggests they could be the two nails lost from the tomb of the Jewish high priest Caiaphas, who presided over the condemnation of Jesus.

Were these nails used to crucify Jesus? New evidence revives controversial idea.

By Tom Metcalfe published

A new study has reignited a heated dispute about two corroded Roman-era iron nails some suggest were used to crucify Jesus.

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A wooden door at the Santa Sabina Church in Rome shows Jesus with a “wand" performing miracles: (top to bottom) Jesus raising Lazarus; Jesus multiplying loaves and fish; Jesus turning water into wine.

Was Jesus a magician?

By Isobel Whitcomb published

Jesus' ability to defeat death, heal people and produce food and drink elevated him above Roman gods in the eyes of many people. A wand would have enhanced that image.

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The title page of the Great Bible, which has yielded its secrets after more than four centuries.

Thomas Cromwell used 'cut and paste' to insert himself into Henry VIII's Great Bible

By Eyal Poleg, Paola Ricciardi published

New research reveals a plot by Henry VIII's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell to change the balance of power on the Great Bible's front page, just a year before his execution for high treason.

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Left: Color image after the 1950s treatment. Right: Color image after the 2019 treatment that removed all of the 16th century overpaint, revealing the face of the Eyckian Lamb. The dotted lines indicate the outline of the head before removal of 16th century overpaint.

Spooky, soul-piercing 'Jesus Lamb' face is exactly what its original artists intended

By Mindy Weisberger published

Recent restoration work of the multi-panel artwork "Adoration of the Mystic Lamb" corrected prior restoration on a sheep representing the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

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One artifact was said to show the earliest depiction of the Christian crucifixion, but experts said its iconography was much later than its supposed date in the third century A.D.

Trial begins for archaeologist accused of forging earliest portrayal of Jesus' crucifixion

By Tom Metcalfe published

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An image shows part of the Virgin on the Rocks. The hidden baby Jesus is in the right side of this frame.

Hidden baby Jesus revealed under Leonardo da Vinci’s 'Virgin of the Rocks'

By Rafi Letzter published

Baby Jesus and his wings are just some of the images hidden beneath da Vinci's "Virgin of the Rocks".

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The restored lamb gazes into your soul.

Why this 15th-century 'Jesus-lamb' painting is creeping people out

By Brandon Specktor published

A famous 15th-century altarpiece has been restored in Belgium, and people are freaked out by the artist's original image of a human-faced Jesus sheep.

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a painting of Basina of Thuringia marrying Childeric I, by a 15th century painter

The Catholic Church Made You 'Weird.' That's Not a Bad Thing.

By Stephanie Pappas published

The policies of the medieval Catholic clergy may be responsible for modern psychology in the West.

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The 10-inch-tall panel portrait "The Mocking of Christ" shows Jesus surrounded by a horde of unhappy men.

Jesus Painting Bound for the Dump Is Lost Renaissance Masterpiece Worth $27 Million

By Brandon Specktor published

A 13th-century painting that hung over an elderly French woman's hot plate for years has sold at auction for $26.8 million.

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The Dream, engraving by James Marshal for the Violin Sonata in G minor or the Devil's Trill, by Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770). Budapest, Zenetorteneti Muzeum

Root of Humanity's Belief in Evil Possibly Found

By Mindy Weisberger published

Spiritual belief in evil may stem from people's attempts to explain and avoid infectious diseases.

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