Two events stand on firmer historical ground than almost anything else in Jesus’ life: a baptism and a Roman execution. That ...

“One of the most certain facts of history is that Jesus was crucified on orders of the Roman prefect of Judea [Pontius Pilate],” scholar Bart Ehrman wrote, a line often cited because it captures an ...

Jesus Christ is a central figure in Christianity, with his life story forming the foundation of the New Testament in the Bible. Depending on your beliefs, Jesus can be viewed as either the Messiah or ...

One subject that never dies, and, more significantly, never bores, is the life and times of the first-century Jewish rabbi and martyr Jesus, whose followers founded a religion in his name, or, rather, ...

I enjoyed Scot McKnight’s piece on the Historical Jesus, because much of it is important to say. Historical Jesus work is often deconstructive (the key word here is often). History at its best is ...

Members of the First Presidency, President Russell M. Nelson, center, with President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor, left, and President Henry B. Eyring, second counselor, right, smile at the ...