Most religious faiths, including those that view the Bible as a holy book, teach that as humans we possess an immortal soul. Where did that idea come from? Is it biblical?

Insight Video: In his 2012 book, Pope Benedict acknowledges that the traditional Christmas story is not accurate in many respects. Scholars have been pointing this out for decades, but does it really matter? Why should truth trump tradition?

Insight Video: Most professing Christians celebrate Easter as one of the two holiest days of the year. Yet neither the apostles nor the early Church observed it. How can that be?

What kind of God does the Bible portray? Vision reviews three books on the subject.

Insight Video: What most 21st-century Christians believe and do differs greatly from what the early New Testament Church taught and practiced.

Easter is considered one of the oldest and most sacred Christian holidays, but what do rabbits and eggs have to do with the celebration?

Belief in everlasting punishment in a blazing inferno is almost as old as humanity itself. But is it based on the Bible’s teachings? What is hell?

The title and image of the Queen of Heaven persist in popular religious tradition. Ancient pagan images took on new connotations as traditions were assimilated.

Who was the real Mary, and why the great disparity of beliefs about her? Which version is the correct one, or does it matter?

Competing philosophies put pressure on the early church to change its doctrines and practices. One of these contenders was Gnosticism.