The Colorful Story of Jesus
The story of Jesus -- His birth, life, death, burial and resurrection; His ministry and mission – has been depicted in many ways throughout the 2000+ years since He lived on Earth. Artists have portrayed it in wood, stone, brass and pottery as well as charcoal, ink and paint of every color and hue. Literature has presented it in prose and poetry with dramas ranging from manger scenes to passion plays. Music encompasses the scale with everything from cradle songs to stirring anthems. Greeting cards and gift bags, ornaments and jewelry are available as well. Perhaps no life has ever been represented in such a wide array of mediums, and new ones continue to surface each year. One of the simplest and most colorful can be found in a bag of jelly beans which are for sale in abundance around Easter. These shiny, delicious little candies can represent many truths about Jesus as recorded in the Bible. WHITE for the purity of His virgin mother: the angel Ga...