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What did Jesus look like? Part 4: Jesus’ Race

June 26, 2020August 7, 2019

What race was Jesus? So far I have considered the look and body of the historical Jesus without using the term ‘race.’ Yet race is an important issue that’s worth discussing here.

Tags Body, Genetics, History, Yeshua

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

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

“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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