I like the fact that Jesus doesn't have a beard here. The earliest illustrations of Jesus has him with short hair, without a beard. Of course, those illustrations are in the third century AD, a long time after Jesus. We don't have any description from witnesses of how he actually looked.
A physical description is probably moot in the long run. If he looked like most of his contemporaries then he probably had medium length dark curly or kinked hair and a beard of sorts. I dare say that next time around he'll probably look about the same, with the addition of more modern clothing. Modern Semites today may wear garments that resemble those of the past, but appearances are deceiving.
ReplyDeleteIn any case, keep up the good work. I see i have some more reading ahead of me. Mark Funk
I'm sorry I didn't post this comment before. I guess I'm not getting emails from all of my blogs saying I have comments. I'll try to keep up on it.
ReplyDeleteThere's a good post about what Jesus looked like, here:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcfa.htm