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For billions of people, the life of Jesus has huge mythical resonance with the power to change hearts and minds, says Jay Parini

An Oxford professor examines the history of the Christian faith, starting a millennium before the birth of Jesus.

Scientists have reproduced the Shroud of Turin -- revered as the cloth that covered Jesus in the tomb -- and say the experiment proves the relic was man-made, a group of Italian debunkers claimed Monday.

Israeli archaeologists said on Sunday they had discovered the largest underground quarry in the Holy Land, dating back to the time of Jesus and containing Christian symbols etched into the walls.