Bible Review opens the realm of Biblical scholarship to a non-academic audience. World-renown scholars detail the latest in Biblical interpretation and why it matters. These important pieces are paired with stunning art, which makes the text come to life before your eyes. Anyone interested in the Bible should read this seminal magazine.
The Gospels don’t tell us how Jesus looked. And extrabiblical reports about Jesus’ appearance are difficult to interpret and impossible to verify. But there is one other potential source for the face of Jesus—his portrait.
In 333 C.E., a pilgrim from the city of Bordeaux, in Gaul (modern France), wrote a personal account of a journey to the Holy Land. Today, this text is the earliest extant pilgrimage account by a Christian. Unfortunately, the pilgrim failed to sign the account, so he (or she, as some scholars suggest) is remembered only as the Pilgrim of Bordeaux.
I have just received, read and thrown away my first and hopefully last copy of BR.
Is the sadness reflected in King Solomon’s face a sign of despair? Does he know that the Temple he cradles in his arms will be destroyed in time? Does he fear he will be the cause of its ruin?
