Ancient Art Depicts Jesus as Magician

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Object that appears in religious art that show Jesus really was magic

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A fourth-century painting of the story discovered in Rome shows Jesus holding what some archaeologists claimed is a magician's wand.

Other paintings dating around the same time also depict Christ holding a wand-like object while performing famous miracles like multiplying loaves of bread and healing the sick.

Some researchers have suggested that these masterpieces actually depict Jesus holding a staff, which was likely portrayed as a way to connect him to the prophet Moses.

It is likely, however, that the artwork doesn't portray a wand at all but is a staff recogniziz of other notable figures.

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