When you picture Christ in your mind, what does He look like?

Question

Experts have concluded that his appearance would not have been too different from the picture linked to below. He probably would have been about 110 lbs with a height of around 5"1'.

Is this close to the physical image you have of Christ?

http://www.religioustolerance.org/jesusface.jpg

Dizzymisslizzy - There is only one independant first hand account of Jesus and that was by the Jewish Historian, Josephus. And even that is questionable. The source you quoted exists two places on the internet, and one is a white supremacist site. It's a bogus document.

Answer 1

that's pretty close to how i see him in my mind ........ anyway, we'll just have to wait and see

EDIT: to jon .......... i don't find that guy standing out ...... maybe he's standing out in ur mind coz he looks too regular

Answer 2

Since the Bible doesn't give us a physical description of him, it's reasonable to conclude that it's not that important for us to know. But, we can conclude a few things based on what we do know:

Jesus was a perfect man, so he would not be small, frail or weakly as some believe. Come on people he was a carpenter for years! That requires strength, especially without power tools :)

Jesus was a jew from the middle east. That means that, like most everyone else from that area, he had an olive complexion, dark hair and dark eyes. The idea of a blonde, blue eyed Jesus was created to promote the Aryan race, quite frankly, and doesn't make very much sense either.

And lastly, Jesus was a powerful man, seeing as how he was the Son of God. He was not a wallflower neither a spotlight seeker, but instead was a take charge kind of guy, like when he physically threw the money changers out of the temple. I don't think a 5'1, 110 lb guy could do that.

Answer 3

He does not look like that at all. It is interesting that the face from the Shroud of Turin when matched with the face from the vision of The Divine Mercy image given St. Faustina is exactly the same. When they were transposed one on the other they were exactly the same so that is much closer to what he looks like than that picture. I have seen him once and the only thing I can clearly remember is how neatly pleated his garment was over his shoulder. It continued up over his head but, just that one shoulder stands out to me so vividly now, -- it's wierd.

Answer 4

I always pictured him as white with long brownish-blonde hair and blue eyes, tall and thin. Like the pictures you see in the bible and at Wal mart. However I have thought about that, and that is just an ignorant belief.

Jesus was from the middle east so the pic at the link is probably more accurate than my image.

Answer 5

No, I picture Jesus Christ as a strong, able bodied man. He was a carpenter, and back then, that was back breaking work.

He walked everywhere, miles and miles all through Judea.

He ate healthfully.

If he was 5'1" and 110 pounds, then that was probably normal for man in that day and age.

But, if you compared Him to what the average man is today, He would be tall, able bodied, strong.

Answer 6

A description of Jesus Christ as written in a letter by Publiis Lenrulus, a Roman centurian to tiberious Caesar, who was then the emperor of Rome.
"There lives at this time in Judea, a man of singular virtue whose name is Jesus Christ, whom the barbarians esteem as a Prophet, but His followers love and adore His as the offspring of the Immortal God. He calls back the dead from the grave and heals all sorts of diseases with a Word or a Touch!
He is a tall man, and well shaped of an amiable and reverant aspect. His hair of a colour that can hardly be matched, the color of chesnut, full and falling in waves about His shoulders. His forehead is high, large and imposing; and His cheeks without spot or wrinkle and beautiful with a lovely red. His nose and mouth formed with exquisite symmetry, and His beard thick and of a colour suitable to His hair, reaching below His chin. His eyes are a bright blue, clear and serene and look innocent. He is dignified, manly and mature. In proportion of body, most Perfect and captivating, and His hands and arms most delectable to behold!
He rebukes with majesty and counsels with mildness and His whole address, whether in word or deed, being eloquent and grave. No man has seen Him laugh, yet His manner is exceedingly pleasant; but He has wept in the prescence of men. He is temporate, modest and wise, a man for extraordinary beauty and divine perfection, surpassing the children of men in every sense."

Answer 7

No, you forgot the forged document papers and baseball cap.It really doesn't matter. Most likely no one would recognize him by how he looks anyway.It was said that the disciples didn't even recognize him when he was resurrected.Besides he said something about a false prophet or christ anyway.Read the scripts.Stop looking for Waldo.

Answer 8

No he was in many human bodys before he assended to heaven.
When he went to heaven he has a spirit body. Flesh and blood cannot inherit the heavens. I see him as a great light. Maybe in human form or I guess angels can assume any form.
Like a ghost or light figures.

Answer 9

Whenever I read a sentence that starts with the words: "Experts have concluded" - I run the other way.

Personally, I have this in mind:

http://www.indiana.edu/~ocfatiu/pantocrator.jpg

But that's just me. Your mileage may vary.

Answer 10

a scarred man weight about 150 pounds and height about 5'9 to6'0 feet dark skin possibly long hair