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Race and appearance of Jesus.

The race and appearance of Jesus, widely accepted by researchers to be a Judean from Galilee , has been a topic of discussion since the days of early Christianity. Various theories about the race of Jesus have been proposed and debated . By the Middle Ages, a number of documents, generally of unknown or questionable origin, had been composed and were circulating with details of the appearance of Jesus. These documents are now mostly considered forgeries.

A wide range of depictions have appeared over the two millennia since Jesus's death, often influenced by cultural settings, political circumstances and theological contexts. Many depictions are interpretations of spurious sources, and are generally historically inaccurate.

By the 19th century, theories that Jesus was non-Semitic were being developed , with writers suggesting he was variously white, black, or some other race other than those known to have been native to the Levant . However, as in other cases of the assignment of race to biblical individuals, these claims have been mostly based on cultural stereotypes, ethnocentrism, and societal trends rather than on scientific analysis or historical method.

Research on ancient skeletons in Palestine suggests that Judeans of the time were biologically closer to present-day Iraqi Jews than to any other modern population, according to specialist bio historian Yossi Nagar . Thus, in terms of physical appearance, the average Judean of the time would have likely had brown or black hair, honey/olive-brown skin, and brown eyes. Judean men of the time period were on average about 1.65 metres or 5 feet 5 inches in height .

Scholars have also suggested that it is likely Jesus had short hair and a beard, in accordance with Jewish practices of the time and the appearance of philosophers . The earliest depictions of Jesus from the Roman catacombs depict him as free of facial hair.

Historians have speculated that Jesus's ascetic and itinerant lifestyle and work as a tektōn (Ancient Greek for an artisan-craftsman, typically a carpenter), entailling manual labour and exposure to the elements, affected his appearance. It has been suggested that Jesus likely had a lean appearance. We must note what the bible says in Isaiah 53:2 doesn’t mean the Lord Jesus was ugly, but that there was nothing in Him that would attract the Jews to Him as their King and Messiah.

“…when we shall see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him.”

In the context, we find a description of the Lord just a few verses earlier that has to be taken into consideration to determine what the prophet meant:

“…His visage was so marred more than any man, and His form more than the sons of men” (Isa. 52:14).

This is a picture of the Lord after the scourging they gave Him just before nailing Him to the cross. This somber image of what He endured to pay for our sins is what believers have in mind when the world observes “Good Friday”.

But that means Isaiah was saying there was nothing in Him that the “people” of Israel (53:8) would desire in a king. They rejected Him because they were looking for more of a “champion on a white horse who will save us from our enemies” kind of Messiah. The Lord may or may not have been a handsome man, but Isaiah wasn’t talking about the features that make up physical attraction.

Old Testament references which Christians interpret as being about a coming messiah have been used to form conjectures about the appearance of Jesus. Isaiah 53:2 refers to the scourged messiah with "no beauty that we should desire him." This passage interprets Jesus' physical description.

The New Testament includes no descriptions of Jesus's appearance before his death, and the gospel narratives are generally indifferent to people's racial appearance or features.

The synoptic gospels include the account of the transfiguration of Jesus, during which he was glorified with "His face shining as the sun", but this appearance is considered to refer to Jesus in majestic, transfigured form.

The Book of Revelation Rev 1:14-15 includes John's vision of the Son of Man:

His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;

And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.

And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

This vision is usually considered to refer to Jesus in heavenly form, not his appearance during his earthly life.

Despite the lack of direct biblical or historical references, from the 2nd century onward, various theories about the appearance of Jesus were advanced. However, these focused more on his physical appearance than on his specific race or ancestry. Larger arguments of this kind have been debated for centuries.

Justin Martyr argued for the genealogy of Jesus in the biological Davidic line from Mary, as well as from his non-biological father Joseph . However, this only implies a general Jewish ancestry, acknowledged generally by authors.

I don’t think that’s what Isaiah is saying in 53:2. I believe the meaning is that “he” is nothing special to look upon that we would want him. It simply means he doesn’t look like someone of authority we would want to follow, such as a king or important priest. Also, there is nothing in the Bible indicating if Jesus was particularly attractive physically or not.

Because True beauty is what is on the inside. Jesus was also made to look plain so he could fit into a crowd and be nondescript. Who would think this plain simple son of a carpenter would be so special? That is what God was counting on, that people would be disbelieving at first.

Jesus was the exact opposite of Satan, Satan was beautiful in appearance; Jesus chose to be ordinary Not beautiful. Not hideous. Just normal.

What mattered about Jesus was his kindness, his love, his compassion. Not what he looked like, or weather he was good looking or not.

Satan was puffed up with pride and self centeredness, Jesus was humble and faithful

Satan disobeyed The Father, Jesus faithfully obeyed the Father, even unto His death on a Roman cross.

I can't believe that Jesus was ugly. Some have said that the description in Isaiah refers to the crucified Jesus. However it is meant, I doubt that Jesus was given the advantage of stunning good looks. He would have attracted others by his words, his personality and behaviour and by the miracles He performed. God doesn't judge anyone by the outward appearance, so this is never made much of . I imagine that Jesus had average looks; but when you saw God in Him, you would have been captivated.

People told of what he said; His looks were never mentioned. The woman at the well said, ”Come and see a man who TOLD me all things that ever I did!” She didn't say: “Come and see a most stunning man! Gorgeous looks! Wow!”

Biblically, Jesus would have been able to disappear quite easily in a crowd, and was not good looking enough to measure compliment or memory of it. He was also not ugly enough to make note of it.

So, by logical reasoning, we can deduce that he was average.

His bodily preference was a average man. This is a reoccurring thing. He doesn't dominate you, but wants you to come to Him because your spirit is drawn to Him.

He could come tomorrow in blazing glory and the world would be forced to acknowledge Him, but that's not how He wants to do it….yet.

He could have been physically spectacular, and naturally people would have been hopelessly drawn to Him. That is a way to get followers, but they follow the image, not the spirit within.

So He would have been attractive in His words and ways; probably not His looks; although He would have probably looked average.

The Bible does not really have much information on what anyone looked like.

King David might have had red hair. Esau was hairy, Jacob the opposite, king Saul was a head taller than most people.

Queen Ester was a beautiful woman, but then the writer of Song of songs described what was back then considered to be a beautiful woman, big nose, long neck, pod belly, small breasts….

According to Jewish laws and the ten commandments, people were not allowed to make statues or any similar item of what could be a reference to God or something that could be worshiped. My thoughts would be that the followers of Jesus might deliberately have left out the details about how Jesus looked.

There was also that one time when Jesus wanted to be alone and he actually managed to disappear amongst the crowd, the very crowd that was there for the sole purpose of listening to Him. Now if a person can disappear amongst a crowd who came to see him specifically, that can only mean that Jesus looked as ordinary as everyone else.

Oh and Goliath was huge and possibly had six toes and fingers on each hand and foot.

That tax collector who climbed the tree to see Jesus was very short.

Pretty vague on the descriptions of pretty much everyone mentioned.

I do believe when we who believe in Him, cross over into eternity, He will be the most beautiful person our eyes could ever see.