Katy Dickinson

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Tuesday December 09, 2008

Neon Jesus and Other Interpretations

While Christmas shopping in the San Francisco Bay Area in recent weeks, I have noticed that representations of Jesus are even more popular than usual. Some are serious, some are silly, some are very strange. All were in regular stores mixed in with non-religious items. The first picture in my collection is Neon Jesus. It is taken from a children's illustrated Bible dated 1962 that I bought from a used book sale for the SMUM Studio 17 (Santa Maria Urban Ministry) book shelf. Jesus' Neon-yellow hair in the illustrations is unique and memorable, if probably unrealistic for someone born in Israel two thousand years ago. That book started me noticing...

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Neon-yellow hair Jesus
Neon-yellow hair Jesus from a children's illustrated Bible dated 1962
photo: copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson