The discovery by two disciples of the empty tomb, and Mary Magdelene's encounter with Jesus, in John 20.1–18, is one of the ...

The uncovered marble tombs have a lot to do with Joseph of Arimathea — the biblical figure Christians believe gifted Jesus his burial plot, as explained by the Times of Israel. Stasolla and her crew ...

An excavation at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem uncovered evidence that might confirm that Jesus' tomb was there.

In this fascinating video, we delve into the ongoing debate between two iconic sites in Jerusalem—the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Garden Tomb. Which one holds the true burial place of Jesus?

If the trail of the real Jesus has gone cold in Bethlehem ... the shrine that houses the reputed tomb of Jesus. Now, during Easter week, I return to see it in all its soot-scrubbed, reinforced ...

STARTLING new archaeological evidence could finally solve the mystery over where Jesus was crucified and buried. The new clues emerging from the dust of one of the world’s most historic ...

Archaeologists have made a breakthrough when excavating the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in what they believe could be Jesus ...

and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the sepulchre. Lord Jesus Christ, in your burial you have taken on ...

Would you believe me if I told you the tomb was empty? I mean really. Would you? Not in the Sunday school answer kind of way.

This story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. This month’s cover story, “What Archaeology Is Telling Us About the Real Jesus,” does what people have been ...