STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A new idea about Jesus Christ caused a sensation around ... generically lukewarm versions of Son of God. French painter James Tissot (1836-1910) had a different idea.

In the case of the French artist James Tissot ... beside them sits Jesus—scourged, bleeding and wearing a crown of thorns, yet present to comfort them. Tissot’s religious experience at ...

Thankfully, our old stand-by, James Tissot, gives us ammunition with his “Le scribe se leva pour tenter Jésus” (The Scribe Stood Up to Tempt Jesus). For Jews, what we call the “Old ...