Ray Downing

3D Illustrator and Animator

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The Prominent Role of Women in the Story of Easter

February 23, 2023 / Ray Downing

It is remarkable and surprising that women play such a prominent role in the gospels as the first witnesses to the resurrection of Jesus.

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categories / Bible, Christianity, Jesus, New Testament, Religion
tags / Jesus Passion, Jesus burial, Holy Week, Ray Downing, Real Face of Jesus, Shroud of Turin, Apostles, Mary Magdalene, Magdala, Bible, Crucifixion, Cross, Christian gifts, Christian art, Disciples, Easter gifts, Easter, Good Friday, Holy week, Jesus, James Tissot, Noli Me Tangere, Josephus, Passover, The Last Supper

A First Century Incense Shovel

April 14, 2016 / Ray Downing

A 2,200-year-old bronze incense shovel found at Magdala after having been cleaned in the Israel Antiquities Authority metallurgical laboratories. (Clara Amit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority)

2,000 year old discovery in Magdala, Mary Magdalene's home town according to the gospel writers.

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categories / Archaeology, Bible, Christianity, Jesus, New Testament, Religion, Science
tags / Jesus, Excavation, Magdala, Magdala Incense Shovel, Gospels, Mary Magdalene, Israel Excavation