The Gospels give Pilate’s wife barely a whisper of a voice, but it is one that has echoed across centuries of Christian imagination.

Historians often see these statements as an early Christian apologetic—an attempt to portray Rome as reluctant while shifting the blame toward the Jerusalem elite and “the Jews” ...

"Hey God, should we stop killing each other?" "Only after we figure out whose ancient fan fiction is more historically accurate."

The words of Jesus in John 8:21–24, as rendered in nearly every modern English Bible, carry a stark, almost judicial tone...

It’s hard to read the words "pinko-commie-faggot" now, without hearing the twang of an old‑time radio host or the bark of a crew‑cut sergeant...