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 ...

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? Carrie Underwood ...

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 ...