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Meet Jerusalem’s ‘Jesus Guy’

Carl James Joseph lives in voluntary poverty, trying to be like Jesus.

Filipe d’Avillez
Feb 28, 2025
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Carl James Joseph was born in Detroit. But for the past 17 years he has lived in the Holy Land.

He is not a typical expat. He didn’t go to Jerusalem for work, and he doesn’t live among other expats in a tony Tel Aviv neighborhood.

Carl James Joseph — the “Jesus Guy.” Credit: Filipe d’Avillez

Instead, James Joseph, 64, has spent most of the past decade livi…

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