James is peppered with analogies, metaphors, and concrete examples. Here are a handful, randomly choosing one per chapter: ...

Washington and Lee University classics Professor Rebecca Benefiel addressed the University of Wisconsin community Thursday in a talk titled, “Ancient Writing and Reading: Culture and communication ...

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Jesus’s crucifixion is probably one of the most familiar images to emerge from Christianity. Good Friday, one of the holiest days in the Christian calendar, marks the event. But what was crucifixion?

[In October, 2025] I came across a link to an interview about memes. It sprang from a news story about something—I’ll just say, um, edgy—that the president did, posting a meme that portrayed Hakeem ...

With regard to another Alexander, above is the “Alexamenos Graffito” (Italian: “graffito blasfemo”– lit. blasphemous graffiti). It is a piece of Roman graffiti scratched into the wall of a house near ...

The earliest depiction of Jesus Christ, as broadly agreed by historical consensus, shows the Christian faith’s messiah in a less-than-flattering light. In the century or so that passed since Jesus’ ...

The cross, or crucifix, is arguably the central image of Christianity. What’s the difference between the two? A cross is just that - an empty cross. It stands as a statement that Jesus is no longer on ...

Factory worker Seedy Fofana won £3,000 in compensation from Window Widgets in Gloucestershire (Stock picture, does not show Window Widgets) (romaset - stock.adobe.com) A Black warehouse employee has ...

AMMAN — Jordan’s eastern Basalt Desert, known as the Black Desert, was a hub of vibrant Christian graffiti production during the first three centuries AD. Situated at the frontier of the Roman and ...