CROSSING OVER
Perhaps the more interesting story though, is the ways in which the bridge’s sudden reappearance manifests something characteristic of Nero himself.
Candida Moss is the Edward Cadbury Professor of Theology at the University of Birmingham, UK and an award-winning author of five books, including Bible-Nation: The United States of Hobby Lobby. She is also a frequent news commentator for CBS and CNN. Follow her on Twitter @candidamoss. Follow her on Twitter @candidamoss.
WHO?
One of the most influential people in the Bible is only mentioned in four verses—and his story is more a missing person case than a biography.
LOOKS THAT KILL
The new discoveries are humbling and challenge some understandings of the history of Judaism.
MAKE A WISH
Some of the artifacts, scientists said, are one-of-a-kind objects that hint at the “fairy world” of ancient Chinese religion and thought.
GOD OR CRACKPOT?
While he is famous to us for his mathematical theorems, in antiquity Pythagoras was renowned for the philosophical-religious sect that he founded.
AWKWARD
What you learned in Sunday school doesn’t exactly hold up.
EYE FOR AN EYE
Scientists in China say the ancient victim may have run afoul of the harsh “five punishments” system.
HOLD ON A SEC
Archeologists in Turkey have discovered an almost 2000-year-old underground city that may have housed up to 70,000 people.
SPIRITUAL DIET
It’s a debate that swept up some of the Victorian era’s most famous writers and inventors—and one at the center of a number of religions.
ACTUAL FAIRY GODMOTHERS
From poison apples to cruel tasks for little Cinderellas, stepmoms have gotten a bad rap. But being part of a blended family can have some wonderful advantages.
