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The word “excruciating” is an interesting word. Coming from Latin, it literally means “from the cross.” Excruciating pain is ...

As his show gets more popular and shooting gets more demanding, Dallas Jenkins sticks to his mission of revealing the ...

According to the New Testament, Jesus was buried in a new tomb out of rock. (Matthew 27:60, Mark 15:46; Luke 23:53) in a ...

Pope Francis' favorite painting was Marc Chagall's "White Crucifixion." Here's what the Nazi-era artwork teaches about the ...

NASA scientists believe that a lunar eclipse occurred during the crucifixion of Jesus, based on data from its astronomical models. An article from the space agency noted that the Christian Bible ...

Highlife star Isaac Oteng, better known as Kofi Eiphos, made history on Easter Friday by starring in a mega Jesus Christ’s crucifixion play in ULM, Germany. Easter, a cornerstone of the ...

From the palace and Pilate’s praetorium, Jesus is said to have journeyed to Golgotha—the “place of the skull”—for crucifixion. If he was able to walk then it is likely that Jesus ...

NASA's astronomical model, dating back to the 1990s, has reignited discussions about the cosmic events surrounding Jesus Christ's crucifixion. Researchers suggest a lunar eclipse on April 3 ...

Waqalevu highlighted that this event is celebrated as Easter, which often falls around the same time as the Jewish Passover, since Jesus’ crucifixion ... resurrection took place during Passover ...

Events leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion As the time of Jesus’ death drew closer ... If He was not a man of importance, why did they place so many guards to watch over His tomb (Matthew 27:62–66)? It ...

The testimony of Paul, the first person whose preaching in the name of Jesus Christ is preserved in the New Testament, refers to the crucifixion. But over the past 2,000 years, it was common for ...