From the Gospel according to Matthew 27:59-61: Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud, and laid it in his own new tomb ... Lord Jesus Christ, in your burial you have taken ...

Lambs are permanent fixtures of our Christmas crèche. The shepherds had surely brought them when they went to Bethlehem and found the infant Jesus lying in the manger.

A 2,000-year-old bone box etched with the name of Jesus' brother was discovered in Israel. It features the inscription 'James ...

Ossuaries were used to hold the bones of the dead, after Jews had laid the dead in caves ... James Ossuary may have come from a tomb believed to belong to Jesus' family — the Talpiot tomb.

In the first century, Jewish people laid their dead relatives in ... whether the James Ossuary may have come from a tomb believed to belong to Jesus' family. The Talpiot tomb was unearthed in ...

The tomb contained six burial boxes bearing the names of Jesus' brother James ... where Jewish people laid their deceased relatives in caves before later collecting the bones to place in these ...

The empty tomb was not a proof of the resurrection ... tell me where you laid Him, and I will take Him.' Jesus said to her, 'Mary!" She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, 'Rabbouni,' which means ...

In 2003, its owner, Oded Golan, was accused of forging the inscription. Golan was later acquitted of all charges.

A child who was born in a stable in Bethlehem and instead of being laid in a child’s ... not end at the cross! “The tomb is empty. Death is defeated. Jesus lives!” Jesus Christ rose from ...

During the first century, Jews laid their dead in caves ... determine if the James Ossuary may have come from a tomb believed to belong to Jesus' family. The Talpiot tomb was found in south ...

Come Christmases future I resolve to assemble the nativity no matter the gathering large or small. To me it has become a ...