What Jesus Really Looked Like

[QuickSilver]

When you picture Jesus Christ in your head, what do you see? A white man, long blonde hair, and blue eyes? That's the image that has been handed down through popular culture—featured on TV programs like the History Channel series, "The Bible," and seen in portraits of the Son of God that date back to the Renaissance.


But just because everyone seems to insist that Jesus looked like a typical white male, that doesn't make it accurate. In fact, a forensic anthropologist named Richard Neave developed a image of the Christian figure that is pretty far removed from the face we're used to—but one that was informed by historical evidence and computerized tomography.

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[jujube]

I have to agree, that looks a lot more like how he would look. I think blonde, blue-eyed Nazarenes were few and far between.

 

[Falcon]

I had a long talk with Jesus this morning. We agreed that the garden was beautiful and it was a beautiful
sunshiny day.

Jesus finally said, "It has been nice talking to you, but I have to finish mowing your lawn."

 

[Stormy]

There's always been a lot of guessing of how Jesus looked http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/what-did-jesus-really-look/

 

[Buckeye]

I've seen this picture before, and it's as a good of guess as any other. I used to work with a good Jewish fella, and every time I see this photo I think of him. And he (my friend) would not be offended.

Historically, Jesus tends to look like the people who are doing the painting. In Asian Christian religious art, Jesus looks Asian. I assume in Africa, Jesus looks African. In the little Baptist church I grew up in, he had long, straight light brown hair.

If your faith depends on how Jesus looked in his physical manifestation, I suggest you rethink your faith.

 

[BlondieBoomer]

OMG, he looks like a Muslim! Put him on the No-fly list and deport him!

 

[Wilberforce]

I think he is different things to different people

 

[Aurora]

In the Bible, I forget where, it is mentioned that he was not good looking.
Seriously.

 

[Wilberforce]

You are right. It is from Isaiah., it more or less says. he had no beauty to attract us , there was nothing in his appearance that we should desire him

 

[Butterfly]

Well, considering His lineage, He certainly wasn't blue-eyed with light hair, like so many of those church images depict.

 

[Warrigal]

The medieval artists can hardly be blamed for representing Jesus as European. They may never have seen men from the Middle East much less have access to them as models. No photographs to go in either,

 

[Aunt Bea]

The medieval artists can hardly be blamed for representing Jesus as European. They may never have seen men from the Middle East much less have access to them as models. No photographs to go in either,

I think the artists made him look like the people that were paying for the paintings.

 

[Sunny]

Aunt Bea, LOL! Similarly, I have often wondered why so many of the great classical music masterpieces are Catholic masses and requiems, even though not all of those composers were necessarily so religious. Same reason. Back then, the Church funded a lot of the art and music; therefore, much of it was about their religion. Artists and musicians have to eat.

 

[Warrigal]

I think the artists made him look like the people that were paying for the paintings.

Good point.

 

[Wilberforce]

Maybe he just looked the model they used!!