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May 2, '12, 10:25 am
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What did Jesus look like?
Is there anything in the bible that would describe jesus physical appearance?
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May 2, '12, 11:01 am
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Re: What did Jesus look like?
Not in the Bible. However, if the Shroud of Turin is indeed genuine, it would provide an accurate portrayal.
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May 2, '12, 12:00 pm
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Re: What did Jesus look like?
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Um.... how many Semitic men of the time had golden hair and blue eyes? I would guess none?
So I guess the Shroud is a hoax?
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May 2, '12, 12:11 pm
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Re: What did Jesus look like?
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Um.... how many Semitic men of the time had golden hair and blue eyes? I would guess none?
So I guess the Shroud is a hoax?
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How would you know this?
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May 2, '12, 1:55 pm
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Re: What did Jesus look like?
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Are you really asking me how I know that it is unlikely for a Semite to have had golden hair and blue eyes? 
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May 2, '12, 1:56 pm
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Re: What did Jesus look like?
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Are you asking me how I know that it is unlikely for a Semitic man to have had golden hair and blue eyes? |
yes...
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May 2, '12, 2:09 pm
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Re: What did Jesus look like?
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I'm a little taken aback here, to be quite honest. So one more question.
Are you disagreeing with the consensus of anthropologists as to the appearance of a typical Semite of this time, or are you saying that Jesus was a special exception?
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May 2, '12, 8:32 pm
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Re: What did Jesus look like?
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I'm a little taken aback here, to be quite honest. So one more question.
Are you disagreeing with the consensus of anthropologists as to the appearance of a typical Semite of this time, or are you saying that Jesus was a special exception?
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Jesus was indeed a special exception in every way. He was divine.
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"A man of conscience, is one who never acquires tolerance, well- being, success, public standing, and approval on the part of prevailing opinion, at the expense of truth."
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May 2, '12, 10:54 pm
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Re: What did Jesus look like?
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Jesus was indeed a special exception in every way. He was divine.
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But He was also human. Not just some divine being who happened to casually wear a suit of flesh and bones or an illusory mask: true God and true man.
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May 3, '12, 1:52 am
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Re: What did Jesus look like?
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Jesus was indeed a special exception in every way. He was divine.
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Um, OK, but anthropologically, there is no reason to suspect that he had European features. Not to mention how weird it would be that none of the Bible writers saw fit to mention that --- and that you would suspect that would affect people's interactions with him.
"Why does this guy look so different than us if his parents are from around here?"
You are making a really wild and totally unsubstantiated claim if that's where you're going with this.
Also, having looked into the Shroud, it would seem it's been thoroughly debunked. So the discussion is moot.
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May 3, '12, 6:57 am
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Re: What did Jesus look like?
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Um, OK, but anthropologically, there is no reason to suspect that he had European features. Not to mention how weird it would be that none of the Bible writers saw fit to mention that --- and that you would suspect that would affect people's interactions with him.
"Why does this guy look so different than us if his parents are from around here?"
You are making a really wild and totally unsubstantiated claim if that's where you're going with this.
Also, having looked into the Shroud, it would seem it's been thoroughly debunked. So the discussion is moot.
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I wouldn't characterize it as European features, I would characterize them as ideal features.
The Shroud is not debunked. If you are basing it on the Carbon dating I suggest you really look into that.
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“Science presupposes the trustworthy, intelligent structure of matter, the ‘design’ of creation.”
"A man of conscience, is one who never acquires tolerance, well- being, success, public standing, and approval on the part of prevailing opinion, at the expense of truth."
Pope Benedict XVI
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May 2, '12, 2:14 pm
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Re: What did Jesus look like?
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Are you really asking me how I know that it is unlikely for a Semite to have had golden hair and blue eyes? |
Well, they called him Son of David, and according to the Bible, King David had red hair. There are two 1st Century eye accounts with Jesus having golden hair. The man in the shroud had blonde hair.
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May 3, '12, 3:15 pm
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Re: What did Jesus look like?
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Well, they called him Son of David, and according to the Bible, King David had red hair. There are two 1st Century eye accounts with Jesus having golden hair. The man in the shroud had blonde hair.
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"Son of David" was a "title"...not a description of his appearance....he most likely was a short dark Jewish man of the times.....he was not the "white Christ" of Western European Christianity.
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May 3, '12, 3:24 pm
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Re: What did Jesus look like?
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"Son of David" was a "title"...not a description of his appearance....he most likely was a short dark Jewish man of the times.....he was not the "white Christ" of Western European Christianity.
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His lineage was traced back to King David. Anyway there are plenty of red-haired Jews.
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