What Did Jesus Look Like?

The answer, of course, is that we don’t know. We do know that Jesus was probably in his early 30s when he began his ministry and would not have had long hair. It’s fair to assume that Jesus had a …More
The answer, of course, is that we don’t know.
We do know that Jesus was probably in his early 30s when he began his ministry and would not have had long hair.
It’s fair to assume that Jesus had a beard, in light of first-century Jewish culture and tradition—though Scripture doesn’t say this explicitly. (Isaiah 50:6 says the suffering servant, ultimately exemplified in Jesus, has his beard plucked out, but the NT doesn’t cite this).
Isaiah’s messianic prophecy suggests that there was nothing unusually attractive about him (“he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him,” Isa. 53:2)—though it’s taking it too far to say that he was thereby unattractive or homely.
He was a Galilean Jew who spent a lot of time outdoors, so his skin tone would likely be a darker olive color, as is typical of those in Mediterranean countries.
In December 2002 Popular Mechanics did a cover story called “The Real Face of Jesus.” The positioning of the piece was …More
mrsreneoriordan
✍️ He looked like His mother - he had only her dna - r
wirewrapper
I guess the Shroud doesn't tell us anything does it? 🤦