He’s the (Christian) reason for the season: the man, the (not actually a) myth, the legend—Jesus Christ. Who was he? What does the bible actually say about him? Is he "super serious", or kind of a cool dude?

MK does a quasi-devotional about the opening of the Book of John, Kathy explains the flex of blue pigment in the ancient art world, and Ian talks about the ups and downs of his contextless childhood encounters with JC.

Tech Cherub Links:

• Linus’s speech from the 1965 special, A Charlie Brown Christmas
• The Incredulity of Saint Thomas - Caravaggio, 1603
• What Did Jesus Look Like?, by Joan E Taylor
• Profile of James Logan Howlett, aka Wolverine, showing he’s canonically 5’3”. Plus, the cover of Uncanny X-men #251, aka Wolvie is more Marvel Jesus than Deadpool.
• Woad, a plant historically used for blue dye
• Paul Tillich, German-American philosopher and the author of The Courage To Be
• Ichthys symbol, a reference to Christian beliefs, later transformed into the “Jesus Fish”
• And of course… Cherry Pie by Warrant

As this is our last episode of the year, we just want to take the time to say thank you for hanging out with us. Whatever you’re celebrating, whoever you’re with, wherever you are, we hope you’re safe, happy and having fun. Peace out, see you 2025!

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Jesus That's Weird is a podcast about our relationship with religion and just how frickin' weird it is sometimes. Former evangelical Christian MK explains his upbringing for his heathen husband Ian and their religiously disinclined friend Kathy, in the spirit of learning, laughs, and releasing trauma with a great deal of obscenity. Amen.
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