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| This is NOT how Jesus looked. |
Jesus did not have blonde hair and blue eyes or long hair, he probably looked more like the guy at top. Jesus wasn't from Scandinavia. Hot climates - darker people.
According to the Bible History Daily this is the earliest depiction of Jesus below:
According to Joan Taylor a professor of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism at King's College London and the author of The Essenes, the Scrolls and the Dead Sea:
And what about Jesus's facial features? They were Jewish. That Jesus was a Jew (or Judaean) is certain in that it is found repeated in diverse literature, including in the letters of Paul. And, as the Letter to the Hebrews states: "It is clear that our Lord was descended from Judah." So how do we imagine a Jew at this time, a man "about 30 years of age when he began," according to Luke chapter 3?
In 2001 forensic anthropologist Richard Neave created a model of a Galilean man for a BBC documentary, Son of God, working on the basis of an actual skull found in the region. (Picture at top) He did not claim it was Jesus's face. It was simply meant to prompt people to consider Jesus as being a man of his time and place, since we are never told he looked distinctive.
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| It is suggested that Jesus looked more like this depiction of Moses on a 3rd century synagogue. |
Joan Taylor suggests that as far as what Jesus looked like "this image (of Moses) is far more correct as a basis for imagining the historical Jesus than the adaptations of the Byzantine Jesus that have become standard: he's short-haired and with a slight beard, and he's wearing a short tunic, with short sleeves, and a himation (cloak)."
So what is it going to take to stop hating people different looking from you?
Maybe we Christians shouldn't be so afraid of Middle Eastern looking people as we worship one.
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Need to clarify there is zero evidence Jesus or Moses ever existed.
Nailed it! Lol
Hate is so easy. I want to know why we depict God as a male, when he didn’t need to sexually reproduce. (Sexual reproduction refers to the formation of gametes, like dorm and ovum and not something done while Barry White records play in the background.
In terms of the earthly visit of Jesus, there is lots of evidence. He was with GOD the Father from the very beginning of the world and created it by speaking the word. John makes that very clear. In Genesis God announced he would be sending him to earth to redeem us. All over the Old Testament his coming is prophesied. Matthew traces his lineage from Abraham to his birth. Luke traces his linage back to Adam. The Gospels provide detailed eyewitness accounts of his existence and his work. Once he had died, was buried, and rose from the dead, he was seen not only by his apostles but 500 other people, and finally he was seen by Paul of Tarsus. Paul says he was the physical manifestation of the invisible God, and Jesus said if you know or have seen me, you know or have seen the Father. In addition to the Bible, since it was Rome who killed him, there might be some records in Roman history too. There may also be other archeological documents. For the believer no evidence is needed because he lives within them.
Christianity is about faith and belief, and if you don't have these as Paul says, it is foolish to you. It is only for those who believe.
You do realize John's gospel is considered the least accurate historically.
By whom?
It is not surprising because John focuses on his deity, his position in the Godhead, as God, and as creator of everything that exists. He speaks to a dimension that we know nothing about. The other thing about John is there are layers of meaning in his writings. There is the surface meaning, and when you reread it and look closely, there are other layers of meaning. So, yes, it wouldn't surprise me that many non-believers would question its accuracy. You would have to know a lot about the workings of God to verify.
Christianity IS about faith and belief as is any religion. Whatever faith you are comfortable with is yours to keep. The question is when does your faith impose hate, death and destruction on others as religions have done including Christianity! Imagine: no religion, but peace and brother and sisterhood of mankind.
You are correct about how he probably looked. Abraham was a Syrian and when GOD called him to leave his homeland and legally established a covenant with him, that was the beginning of Isarel or Jewish people as we know them. It is called the Abrahamic Covenant.
In all reality, "Does it really matter what Jesus or Moses looked like?" These Spiritually minded men were close to God as others--(women too), mentioned in the Scripture. If man would only realize the spiritual creation as so stated in the very first chapter of Genesis which states man created in the image and likeness of God, (and it was very good), and if you really think about it, is that image a mortal fleshly body with blue eyes and blond hair or black hair? (God isn't fleshly and the real man isn't either)----Something to think about> But we seem to believe we are in the Adam-&-Eve dream of life in matter.
Riley
All righty, based on what Paul said we should just believe Jesus was a Caucasian blonde blue eyed looking dude for now and he actually walked the earth.
Old Testament Interest: ------- Reply to Riley
Isaiah 2:22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for
wherein is he to be accounted of?
We all know the bible was not supposed to be taken literally....right. But for those who suck up every word here is what the above MIGHT mean:
Isaiah is here describing the scenes that are yet to come upon the earth in the response of justice with those who have knowingly rejected His mercy and violated God’s law. If such is to be the fate of evil men, why trust longer in them? God’s people were trusting in their own cleverness and in the assistance of their heathen neighbors. Instead, they ought to turn to God and find in Him their help and strength.
The importance of the words of Isaiah, “Cease ye from man,” is similar to that of Christ’s admonition to His disciples as recorded in Mathew 10:17, “Beware of men.” God warned Israel not to place their trust in human strength, either their own or that of such neighboring nations as Egypt and Assyria, but rather to have confidence in what He could and would do for them, if faithful to Him. As at the Red Sea, at Jericho, etc, God proved the sufficiency of divine power.
The words “whose breath” emphasize the frailty of the life of man. It was God who gave man breath and life, and when his breath leaves him, life ceases. Why depend upon frail, mortal beings for help when God promises to provide guidance and strength?
The phrase “wherein is he to be accounted of” can also mean “of what value is he?” Men brag about themselves and set themselves up in defiance against the great God of heaven, rejecting His word and refusing to walk in His ways. Isaiah is stressing that these men will utterly perish, together with the things they have made, whereas God and truth will never perish.
In His service,
BibleAsk Team
You can believe it literally or not. It is up to you, it is a personal individual thing. Whatever you think, the Bible has many great historical markers. Since we are on Isaiah for example, Isaiah said that in the year King Uzziah died, he saw the Lord . . . All you have to do is look up Uzziah's death and.bingo, it was 740 BC. The key is the Bible is the most important book I have ever read. It is not casual reading, and it takes a lifetime of study and reflection. You take little bites at a time, and before you know it, it all fits together. You are never finished with it.
Adam's rib creates Eve? Not to be taken literally. Maybe a parable.
Perhaps you should stick to Global Warming
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