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Jesus, What a Cover!

As reported by publishing trade mag Folio, magazines that feature Jesus on their covers see their issue sales jump by as much as 45 percent. (Putting the Bible front and center can boost sales as much as 51 percent.) In the past couple of years, magazines such as Wired and Popular Mechanics have tried to cash in on this miracle of marketing, but the most persistent devotees are Time and Newsweek, which have spent the last decade competing over who can squeeze Jesus on the front most often.
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December 2005 Issue


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Apr 8 Time cover

April 8
Time fires the opening salvo of the Jesus wars during Holy Week.

Apr 8 Newsweek cover

April 8
Newsweek shoots back with "Rethinking the Resurrection."
1999
Mar 29 Newsweek cover

March 29
More than six months early, Newsweek celebrates "2000 Years of Jesus."

Dec 6 Time cover

December 6
Time reminisces about "Jesus at 2000."
2004
Dec 13 Newsweek cover

December 13
Newsweek looks into "The Birth of Jesus."

Dec 13 Time cover

December 13
Time reveals "Secrets of the Nativity."
2005
Mar 21 Time cover

March 21
Time goes for broke with "Hail, Mary."

March 28 Newsweek cover
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March 28

Newsweek intercepts with the backstory of "How Jesus Became Christ."

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