In what book of the Bible is Jesus's physical form described?

Question

Isn't the black reprisentation of jesus more accurate than the Europeon one?

Answer 1

None.
The possible physical representation of Jesus comes from the Sindone, The Holy Shroud, which has been under investigation for a century. Of course, you cannot find Jesus' DNA to compare it to any found in the Shroud, but the facts are that it covered the body of a tall man, who died in the Cross, has a crown of thorns, the right flank torn by a wound, stayed for a short time in the Shroud, slighly singed the cloth with some sort of energy, and all of the above in the times of Jesus

Answer 2

Jesus was born in the middle east. His skin color was more than likely much like the majority of the middle easterners that you have seen on TV.

There is nowhere in the Bible that describes Jesus, either his height, his physique, skin color, etc.

Isaiah 53:2-3 says,
2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tnder plant,
... And as a root out of dry ground.
... He has no form or comliness;
...There is no beauty that we should desire Him.
3 He is despised and rejected by men
... A man of sorrowss and acquainted with grief.
... And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him;
... He was despised, and we did not esteem HIm.

However this does not describe any characteristic that would answer your question.

The Son of Solomon is a romantic dialog between Solomon and a Shulamite woman. The description applied to Solomon may or may not be applicable to Jesus, however Solomon was in His blood line.
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Answer 3

The book of Revalation gives a showing of Jesus' SPIRITUAL form. Other then that there is no showing. However, I think the main reason that Jesus is depicted as a white man with brown hair is because for the past hundred years at least, the majority of Jews and white with brown hair. I do not know if one representation is more accurate.

Answer 4

the wooly hair comes from Revelations.

Should it surprise anyone? We're not talking thousands of miles from Egypt.

Only other description...is about the beating he took. Plucked his beard, shoved a throne of crowns down on his head, gave him TWO full scourges (of 39 strokes each), pierced his naked side with a spear...

I think God was more interested in us knowing how serious He was and how willing He was to take our punishment, let us know more about that, than any other description.

Because...God judges a man on the inside, not on the outside. When are we going to learn to look at the heart? Might be another reason there's no John chapter 16, verse 5 "and he was six foot, perfect skin, and really good hairdo.".

Answer 5

The darker skinned Jewish looking man at the time, is what Jesus Christ would have looked like. The European version that was painted hundreds of years ago, was painted that way to "suit" their perception.

Isaiah 53:2

For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him.

Answer 6

Isaiah 53

Answer 7

This is the only book I know that describes what Jesus looked like.

Isaiah 53:2 For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Answer 8

No physical description, and one is not needed. Christ was a perfect image to compare our lives too, it one of the apostles would have described Christ, there would be a taking away of the spiritual aspect of Christ.
I think it's important that a description was left out.

Answer 9

Isaiah 53:2
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

Answer 10

its not, there is no detailed description.
therefore, the european iconography is based on europeans and black iconography is based on blacks.
the closest physical representations we have to guess by are the 3rd and 4th century murals that have been preserved in palestine, rome, and other historic early church sites.