Thecla, the beast fighter: The saint who faced down lions and killer seals is one of many ‘leading ladies’ in early Christian texts

The Bible is filled with brave and courageous women. Deborah, the judge who fought a war to protect her people. The widow ...
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Biblia Sacra et Ultra: An Unprecedented Compilation of Ancient Judeo-Christian Texts

The Biblia Sacra et Ultra includes 300 complete books in the print portion, plus permanent digital access to an expanded and growing library of thousands of additional works Expanding on previous ...
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This Christian text you’ve never heard of, The Shepherd of Hermas, barely mentions Jesus − but it was a favorite of early Christians far and wide

People usually think about the Bible as a book with a fixed number of texts within its pages: 24 books in the Jewish version of the Bible; 66 for Protestants; 73 for Catholics; 81 if you’re Ethiopian ...
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The Crosby-Schøyen Codex, one of the oldest surviving books, just sold for $3.9 million. Here’s what to know

An important piece of early Christian history, the Crosby-Schøyen Codex, sold for nearly $3.9 million on June 11, 2024, at Christie’s in London. This codex is a mid-fourth century book from Egypt ...
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Did enslaved people write the New Testament?

We refer routinely to “Paul’s Letter to the Philippians” or “the Gospel of Luke,” and most Christians today assume that Paul and Luke were the authors of these works. Countless paintings throughout ...