The mysterious “brothers of Jesus” are mentioned several times in the New Testament. Were they really his brothers? Or something else? That’s a much more complicated question than it looks. I think a good starting point is with the gospel of Mark. Most New Testament scholars believe that the gospel of Mark was the first of the four gospels to be written, sometime around the year AD 70. There’s an interesting story in Mark chapter 6, verses 1 to 6, about Jesus going to his hometown after he’d gotten somewhat famous in the rest of Galilee. You can read it …
Jesus of Nazareth
What Did Jesus Wear?
We’ve all seen paintings of Jesus. He always looks pretty much the same—long hair that hangs to his shoulders, parted in the middle, with a neatly trimmed beard. He normally gets a bleached white flowing robe that reaches his ankles, although sometimes it’s blue and sometimes it’s red. Often, he also gets some sort of mantle or whatever that hangs over one shoulder or drapes over his head. There are a lot of minor variations, but there’s one basic theme. If you went to a costume shop and asked for a Jesus costume, you’d be pretty sure what you were …