The Appalachian Christmas carol “Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head” was collected from Hardin County in central Kentucky in the early 20th century but, as with so many other folk carols and hymns, the song ...
Christena Cleveland spent much of her childhood in an evangelical church surrounded by traditional images of a porcelain-skinned and flaxen-haired Jesus. But one day she came across a portrayal of ...
For Christians it seems almost obvious that Jesus was literate. After all, an incarnate deity who can raise people from the dead, walk on water, and multiply foodstuffs could surely do something more ...
University of Sheffield provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Jesus’s crucifixion is probably one of the most familiar images to emerge from Christianity. Good Friday, one of ...
Jesus of Nazareth from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. This style of artwork and depiction of Jesus is very common in ancient churches in the Holy Land. Photo courtsey of author. There is a ...
Jesus is believed by Christians to be the Christ - the Son of God. This article explains what we know about him from history and the Gospels, presents an audio journey through Jesus's life, and ...
Have you ever told a joke that someone didn’t get or think was funny? And then you tried to explain it and it was even less funny? Jokes are like poems: if you try to analyze them too much, they lose ...
Anné H. Verhoef does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...