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Review in the Uniting Church newspaper

September 19, 2018September 17, 2018

Nice surprise: THE REIGN OF GOD was reviewed and introduced in Crosslight, the newspaper of Australia’s Uniting Church. The small book review “Graphic Gospel” is also online. I have been attending Sophia’s Spring, a Uniting Church congregation that meets at …

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Imagining the Apostles: James, son of Zebedee

September 10, 2018September 10, 2018

James “the Greater” was one of Jesus’ closest disciples, but he is often eclipsed by his more famous brother John. In this article, I will take a look at what we can know about this apostle, trying to shape a …

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Articles in Soujourners and Inheritance magazine + Exhibition

September 4, 2018

Two articles about/from me were published in prestigious US media: the Sojourners website and Inheritance magazine. They came out last month, but I’m still excited about this! Sojourners Article The Sojourners article is titled “How Artists Are Using Comics to …

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Imagining the Apostles: Simon Peter

April 26, 2020August 9, 2018

Who were the followers of Jesus? For my next book in the REIGN OF GOD series, I’ve started researching the lives of Jesus’ most important disciples. Because great stories emerge from great characters, I’m creating personality profiles for the folks …

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Tags Apostle, Book II, Disciple, Galilee, Mary Magdalene, Peter

What did Jesus look like? — Part 3: The Face of Jesus

July 26, 2018June 22, 2018

In the last two articles I have discussed what Jesus’ clothes and body might have been like, based on a variety of evidence. Today, we explore Jesus’ face: What can we actually know about it, and how I settled on …

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Tags Archaeology, History, Yeshua

What did Jesus look like? — Part 2: The Jewish Body

August 8, 2019April 27, 2018

In this article, I talk about Jesus’ possible skin color and Jewish genetics. The question of Jesus’ body is complex as it is contentious. I won’t go into theology but strictly talk about the appearance of the historical Jesus. I …

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Tags Archaeology, Body, Genetics, History, Yeshua

The Reign of God, now on comiXology!

March 30, 2018

I’m proud to announce that THE REIGN OF GOD is now on comiXology, the biggest comic reading app on the planet! You can find tons of online comics from major publishers there, and also indie works like mine. The fact …

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What did Jesus look like? — Part 1: Clothing

May 8, 2018February 27, 2018

I was recently asked how I came up with the look of Jesus in my comic. The question is justified since I chose to draw him very differently from the cliché Christ look of our time: a long-haired Caucasian guy …

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Tags Archaeology, Art, Fashion, History, Yeshua
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The Violent Childhood of Jesus

March 13, 2018January 24, 2018

When Jesus was about ten years old, his homeland was trembling from rebellion. He grew up among people traumatized by war. We don’t know much about the childhood of Jesus, but we often imagine his upbringing in the lush Galilean …

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Tags Galilee, Herod the Great, History, Josephus, Nazareth, Rome, Violence, War, Yeshua

I survived my first ever book event

March 6, 2018January 15, 2018

But honestly, my small book talk & signing event at Tokyo Union Church yesterday was really fun! I already released “The Reign of God” last month but I wanted to have a public launch as soon as I had received …

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Paul, Apostle of Christ — Another Bible movie ahead

March 13, 2018January 12, 2018

“Mary Magdalene” is not the only Bible-themed movie to come out this year. Just by chance I came across videos for “Paul, Apostle of Christ” and “Samson” all to be released this springtime. There is no formal trailer for “Paul” …

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Tell the future what to do

March 6, 2018January 3, 2018

I won’t spend much time reflecting on the past year here. My mind is already busy with developing plans for 2018. But it is appropriate to say that 2017 has been significant for me as I finally completed and published …

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“The Reign of God” — arrived!

November 2, 2018December 8, 2017

I am thrilled to release my new graphic novel “The Reign of God — A Gospel Story” (Book 1) today! It’s now on sale as beautiful paperback on Amazon and as ebook for iBooks and Kindle. This is 190 pages …

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What’s going on in the “Mary Magdalene” trailer?

March 13, 2018December 6, 2017

A new movie about Mary of Magdala has the chance of breaking age-old myths about the most important female disciple of Christ. It amazes me that there seems to be a Bible-related movie or TV film released every year. After …

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A Kingdom of Justice in Matthew’s Gospel

March 6, 2018November 29, 2017

[:en] I’m busy with preparing the English editions of “The Reign of God” these days, and while the translation is done, submitting the files to the Amazon publishing services turns out to be tricky… another chance to practice patience, I …

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