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Squint Your Eyes and it Looks Like Jeebus

The lead booklets recently revealed that were discovered near Galilee will undoubtedly generate several decades of shit storms . The first problem is the booklets are owned by an Arab Muslim and he isn't selling. The second problem is there are going to be social/political/religious pissing contests from every nationalist and religious fringe nut.

"The extraordinary picture of one of the recently discovered hoard of up to 70 lead codices – booklets – found in a cave in the hills overlooking the Sea of Galilee is one reason Bible historians are clamouring to get their hands on the ancient artifacts.
If genuine, this could be the first-ever portrait of Jesus Christ, possibly even created in the lifetime of those who knew him." [bold mine]

Hmmmm, close but I think the burnt bacon rendering is much more “authentic”

But it's a toss up between burnt bacon jeebus and 3 cheese pizza jeebus
(What a friend we have in cheeses)

Tags: Jesus_pictures, Lead_booklets

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Permalink Reply by Pirate Bard on April 3, 2011 at 10:46pm

I love how any portrait around that area and time MUST be Jeebus! I mean, given the time and the dominant religion in the area, isn't it more likely that it's simply an illustration of some old-testament character? Or even of Bob the rich Mayor (or whatever the equivalent may have been)? Isn't that more likely than it being some dude who by the bibble-icle accounts only had twelve friends and a hooker really following him with any regularity. I mean, just because he's popular now doesn't mean he was then... I mean, I heard that there was one town he showed up in that didn't like him at all. In fact, they absolutely crucified him! (or so the rumors say anyway...)

Permalink Reply by Samantha Madison on April 7, 2011 at 9:39am

It would probably make religious people mad but I think the first picture looks more like a demon with horns not jeebus lol!

Permalink Reply by Joseph P on April 7, 2011 at 5:59pm

Looks like a scene out of the movie 'The Frighteners'.

Permalink Reply by Vulpes on April 29, 2011 at 11:56am

Looks like Medusa to me.

Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on April 29, 2011 at 12:02pm

Aaaaah, I'll stick with Jesus-as-a-dog's-butt!

Permalink Reply by Jim DePaulo on April 29, 2011 at 5:39pm

Yeah, but you can eat the pizza ….....Mmmmmmh, three cheeses – I can even handle the burnt bacon. But I do like dog butt Jeebus for its ability to really piss off the pious assholes lurking about.

Permalink Reply by Joseph P on April 29, 2011 at 7:42pm

Yup, that's my favorite so far, too.

Permalink Reply by Grace Fitzpatrick on May 13, 2011 at 2:41pm

Everybody knows Jesus was a white guy with long flowing hair and a beard. I have been to church and I have seen his picture. He did not have a prominent nose. Paintings done in the Middle Ages tell me so. This guy has a large nose and his hair is clearly on fire - which makes it a prophetic rendering of Richard Pryor.

See Jesus:

http://sharpiron.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/classic-jesus.jpg

Richard Pryor:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_Pryor_%281986%29_%28cropp...

Permalink Reply by Jim DePaulo on May 14, 2011 at 5:19pm

I suspect this is a posed picture that used Errol Flynn as Jeebus.