The Image of Edessa supposedly dates from an ancient king, King Abgar of Edessa, requesting that Jesus cure him of an illness.

News World news Middle East Is this the true portrait of Jesus? Historian claims ancient coin bears only lifelike image of Christ A leading Biblical historian argues that King Manu, whose face is ...

The portrayal of Jesus as a white, European man has come under renewed scrutiny during this period of introspection over the legacy of racism in society. As protesters called for the removal of ...

Constantinople comes next, as the film traces from West Asia to Europe the route of the Mandylion of Edessa, with its miraculous image of the face of Jesus.

The familiar image of him with long, flowing hair and white robe is said to be a later invention dating from the 6th-century AD. Elllis' findings are revealed in his book Jesus, King of Edessa ...

A KENT bloke claims to have seen the face of Jesus in his CURTAINS. The shocked photographer took a snap of the divine apparition when he spotted it in his front room earlier this month. The Christ… ...

In reality, Jesus was a son of King Abgarus au Kama of Edessa, a minor princeling with a small realm, a large treasury, and even bigger ambitions.

Was there an exchange of letters between Jesus and King Abgar? Abgar receives the Image of Edessa (the Mandylion), 10th century. (photo: Register Files) Thomas L. McDonald Blogs January 19, 2016 ...

The image of Edessa originated from the time of King Abgar of Edessa, who lived in what is now Turkey. He supposedly asked Jesus to heal him of a disease.

This ancient coin could be the first and only images of Jesus Christ, according to a new book. The tiny bronze coin, dating from the 1st-century AD, has what author Ralph Ellis says is the only ...

The Image of Edessa supposedly dates from an ancient king, King Abgar of Edessa, requesting that Jesus cure him of an illness. Jesus declined, but a letter supposedly from Jesus was sent - and an ...

Recent protests on racial justice have also questioned the portrayal of Jesus as a white man. An art historian explains how this image appeared and came to be marketed worldwide.