The story of the Passion of Christ – told through some of the world’s most famous artworks
Norwich, UK Having spent the past 25 years filming in galleries and museums worldwide, film producer and director Phil Grabsky noticed the sheer number of religious art works, especially relating to the Passion of Christ. “It occurred to me how Easter, the Passion, is such a significant moment in human history, whether you believe in […]
Was Mary Magdalene really from Magdala? Two scholars examine the evidence
RNS The findings were heralded with bold headlines. Archaeologists excavating near the Israeli town of Migdal, also known as Magdala, had found remnants of a first-century synagogue. “2nd-Temple-period synagogue found where Gospel’s Mary Magdalene was born,” The Jerusalem Post’s 12th December headline declared. Newsweek, Express UK and the Smithsonian magazine followed up with similar headlines. The […]
GreenSight: ‘Zizania’ or Darnel…
ALVIN JOHNSON looks at the plant which Jesus refers to as ‘tares’ in the ‘Parable of The ‘Wheat and the Tares’…
Disabilities
I have a friend from overseas. She’s amazed and humbled by the way Australia treats people with mental and physical disabilities. We value them. We seek to integrate them into our society. PICTURE: AbsolutVision/Unsplash In her home country having a child with a disability is seen as a curse from the gods. Many such children […]
This Life: When you’re called by Jesus
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published by ASSIST News Service, looks at what it means to be “called” by Christ…
This Life: Ask and it shall be given to you
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at a promise Jesus makes in the Gospels…
How and why ‘The Chosen’ plans to film season two during a pandemic
Religion Unplugged Dallas Jenkins, showrunner for The Chosen, announced on a YouTube livestream recently that the show would be starting production on the second season this northern hemisphere autumn. This comes while the film industry is still reeling from the effects of the pandemic, and Hollywood film and TV productions are only now restarting in […]
Sight-Seeing: Who would you choose, Jesus or the Spirit?
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at an age-old question…
Archaeologists uncover mosaic floor from 5th century church near Sea of Galilee
JerusalemRNS A fire that destroyed an ancient Holy Land church near the Sea of Galilee around 700 AD appears to have preserved the church’s beautiful mosaic floor, which includes depictions of baskets, loaves and fish as well as inscriptions. The floor was protected by a layer of ash and the remains of the church’s collapsed […]
THE BIG PICTURE: THE BOOK THAT READS YOU
Marking the release of Outreach Media’s June poster, MALCOLM WILLIAMS talks about his personal experience of how the Bible “read” him and taught him about Jesus…