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Cover of the November/December 2010 issue of BAR juxtaposes two artistic representations of Jesus’ face. Photo: BBC Photo Library (left); Mosaic of Jesus from Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey/Photo by Pavle Marjanovic (right).

Jun 3 Blog

What Did Jesus Really Look Like?

What did Jesus look like? In “Painting a Portrait of Jesus,” D. Moody Smith examined the difficulties in answering this question.

Dec 12 Blog

“Is This Not the Carpenter?”

By: Reviewed by Victor Paul Furnish

Victor Paul Furnish reviews "'Is This Not the Carpenter?' The Question of the Historicity of the Figure of Jesus" edited by Thomas L. Thompson and Thomas S. Verenna.

Dec 26 Blog

The Jesus Dynasty

By: Reviewed by James F. Strange

James F. Strange reviews "The Jesus Dynasty: The Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal Family, and the Birth of Christianity" by James D. Tabor.

Nov 4 Blog

In Quest of the Historical Pharisees

By: Reviewed by John Merrill

John Merrill reviews "In Quest of the Historical Pharisees," edited by Jacob Neusner and Bruce Chilton

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