That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for February 18, 2012

if we make it a bit longer we can fit 13 men having a last supper together

They’re all ‘lovey-dovey’ now, but they turn on him in later episodes. (Mark 6:1-6, Matthew 13:53-58)

Pilot for “This Old House.”

Third season, the actor playing Jesus holds out for more $, gets fired & show is re-titled “Joe & Mary – Manger Management…”

Enlarged available from here (last View All Sizes under image). Painting discussed here and here (audio, Episode 1). Second time that , one of the 6 works by this artist that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, have also appeared here.

“See mom, they do melt in your hand.”

“I told you what would happen if you played with sharp things. Anyway it’s time to get ready for Judas’ birthday party.

As a Jew, Joseph would have a better beard. I suppose they are building a door to keep out the sheep. Also, why is everyone barefoot in a carpenters shop?

Anyone else want to slap the kid Jesus? He looks so—smug….

Thanks for the enlargement (Mabrndt has been missing too long). I love to see the dove resting on the ladder (though it may represent the Holy Spirit, since the stigmatata indicate allegory). There appear to be many shavings around the floor, but I see nothing resembling a lathe, and the first few rows of sheep outside seem out of scale (and very numerous for a family who can’t afford sandals).

I’ve always thought it odd that the writers chose carpenter as Jesus’ advocation … in the area where he is supposed to have grown up, wood was in short supply long before Rome came to power. The only reason I can think of is that they wanted Jesus to have a very humble background. I reckon carpenters from that area were very poor.

Fred Rogers was an ordained Methodist minister. I always thought that was entirely appropriate

and, ask any conservative pundit that they were there. glenn beck says that him and jesus were drinking buddies.

So would Jesus the sportswriter cover the Lions???

The shavings are from a plane. I have one from 1965 that has $7.95 written in magic marker on the side.

Who do you propose the other people are? He had no older siblings, right? Unless there were other unwritten about immaculate conceptions. His mom and dad were probably less than 20 years older than him.

You are right, that is a nice work bench. Bet it cost him many drachma at the local Woodcraft store. According to Chireef, they were working on a large table top to be used in the Upper Room for a banquet of about 13. The table top being larger than the workbench it covers the bench dog holes and the bench dogs are stored away. Only thing needed is a Black-and-Decker shop broom to clean up the shavings.

disguised as a nun, undercover govt. agent documents several violations of Emperor Tiberius’ child labor laws…

Sister Mary visits shop class @ Emperor Augustus Vo-Tech H.S.

Nah, just chiaroscuro!

Grrrrrrrrreat! I get to change the chamber pot and he gets kissed! Life is so unfair!

Here is another work by this artist.

The first unseen pilot for Home Improvement.