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Aug 22 Blog

Jesus Holding a Magic Wand?

Did Jesus use a magic wand when performing his miracles? It seems so—if we are to judge by some of the earliest depictions of Jesus […]

Jan 6 Blog

Christian Magic and Miracles

By: Marek Dospěl

In the first centuries of Christianity, Church authorities already disapproved of magic and amulets. Yet amulets, oracles, and magic among Christians survived well into the […]

Jul 23 Blog

Fall 2020 Issue of BAR

By: BAS Staff

For millennia, humans have attempted to depict the divine. The Fall 2020 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review offers some intriguing examples of this phenomenon. Early Christian depictions of Jesus in which he holds a "magic wand". What John 1 means when it says “God is love.” And a new archaeological discovery.

Apr 11 Blog

Jesus and Magic

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Bruce Chilton reviews "Jesus and Magic: Freeing the Gospel Stories from Modern Misconceptions" by Richard A. Horsley.

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