There is no description of Jesus in the 4 gospels. So, what is the basis of depicting Jesus like a person with long wavy hair, medium short beard and so on????
2006-07-13 10:36:59 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They wanted to.
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2006-07-13 11:17:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a description of Jesus in the Bible but I don't know where it is. Assuming you have done your homework, it must not be in the 4 gospels. The discription does describe him that way.
Another point is that is the way most men in that area and time frame kept their hair and beard such as you described.
2006-07-13 10:45:44 · answer #2 · answered by foy_d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is none. There is no description of Jesus because God wanted us to focus on what he said and did, not what he looked like. Was he some white skinned long haired skinny fellow in a long flowing robe? Probably not. Especially as he came from the east and there where no white skinned people there at that time.
2006-07-13 13:00:04 · answer #3 · answered by ManoGod 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
and honestly... Jesus doesnt care what you look like either...He cares alot about what you are like on the inside... and if your a mess, dont give up... He;s in the business of making bad men good
we know he had a beard... it was plucked out as the Romans beat him
but you have a point we do not have much of a physical description, perhaps becuase it was not his physical description that was inportant it was his sinless, loving, character.
in His own words:
come unto Me all you who are weary and tires and I will give you rest, I am genlte and humble of heart
but my guess is, dark hair and olive skinned, long nose... but its a guess... perhaps not describing his superficial looks makes him more acceptable to people of all looks...
2006-07-13 10:42:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are other historical documents which do describe Him.. like the missive of Pontius Pilat in his report to the roman capital. Was very descriptive. Evento the coloration of the skin..
Too many people are unwilling to delve into the historical facts, yet feel qualified to make derogatory statements, which they are unable to support.
2006-07-13 10:52:36 · answer #5 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bro...its not just the gospels that talk of Jesus.....try reading other scriptures like the Islamic ones
2006-07-13 10:40:53 · answer #6 · answered by nouman20 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tradition, reinforced by centuries of portraying him like that. Once my wife, visiting a lady, saw a picture of Jesus in her living room, saw that he looked like a blue-eyed European, and asked, "What color do you think Jesus' eyes really were?" The lady said, "Blue." My wife asked, "What do you base that on?" The lady pointed to the wall, and said, "Just look at his picture."
2006-07-13 10:42:45 · answer #7 · answered by John (Thurb) McVey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depict him anyway you'd like. I have seen paintings of Jesus with red hair. I have seen paintings of him as a beardless youth.
2006-07-13 10:42:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blame Renaissance artists.
2006-07-13 10:48:41 · answer #9 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
once again there is no god or jesus...the bible is a book the was written many years ago and it has been filtered and changed as it was passed down over all the thousand of years
2006-07-13 10:39:56 · answer #10 · answered by driven_by_deaths_demons666 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋