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I Almost Missed the Jesus Revolution

By Research History | Published May 15
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It was a Monday, June 21, 1971, when Time magazine had a picture of Jesus on its cover; obviously not an actual photograph, since the necessary technology was yet to be conceived of in 1st century AD, but instead a likeness. An accurate likeness to the real Christ is doubtful, but rather a similar likeness [...]

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Pope John Paul II Dies

By Research History | Published April 2
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Apr 2, 2005 On this day in 2005, John Paul II, history’s most well-traveled pope and the first non-Italian to hold the position since the 16th century, dies at his home in the Vatican. Six days later, two million people packed Vatican City for his funeral, said to be the biggest funeral in history. John [...]

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Jesus’s Tomb

By Research History | Published February 16
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Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008 Jesus ‘Tomb’ Controversy Reopened By Tim McGirk/Jerusalem When the Discovery Channel aired a TV documentary last year raising the possibility that archeologists had found the family tomb of Jesus Christ in the hills behind Jerusalem, it caused a huge backlash among Christians. The claim, after all, challenged one of the cornerstones [...]

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