What did Jesus look like?

[Simon Phoenix]

american and european religion has turned jesus into the Blonde Haired Blue Eyed aryan but in all reality he probably looked more like Osama bin laden then matthew Mcconaughy....i mean he was born on the continent of africa and he is middle eastern.what do you think jesus looked like.

[-GAZKUL-]

id say that he was probaby either black or middle eastern.

[knives1019]

I think he would look like this

[TheThunderBringer]

Basically how he's usually depicted (long, brown hair, beard, rather tall) but with a tad darker skin.

[poshyterra]

I'd say Middle Eastern for sure with long brown hair and in some white outfit. I usually place animals around him for some odd reason.

[Eris]

I think Palestinian is the closest you're gonna get.

[Zedekiah]

Higher levels of melanine ≠ sub-Saharan.

Or would that mean native Indians of highly arid areas with clearly black skin is also negroid?

And as for his supposed race, it's an absurdity by now, and I'll bet that the closest we'll get to the truth is

[deep blue]

Middle Eastern or at least Mediterranean. The majority of Europe ended up with Christianity as their religion so it`s no wonder they changed his image to represent what they looked like.

[3pleT]

american and european religion has turned jesus into the Blonde Haired Blue Eyed aryan but in all reality he probably looked more like Osama bin laden then matthew Mcconaughy....i mean he was born on the continent of africa and he is middle eastern.what do you think jesus looked like.

I don't know a single picture that shows Jesus with blond hair. He's usually shown with very light skin, long black hair, and a beard. If he really existed (which I seriously doubt), he was almost certainly not white, that much I can tell you.

[International 4-8818]

I have never really come across a "serious" photo of jesus that had blonde hair in it. But, as a Christian, i believe he is Jewish and his ethnicity is of the area of Judea which is now present day Palestine. It only makes sense. This whole nonsense of him being white or european is just a plain old farce

[Diocletian]

According to the anime Crystal Triangel, God looks like a pile of green goo. Either that or Ray Charles because if love is blind, and God is love, is Ray Charles God?

[Skummi]

I believe he looked like a hebrew........

But its more important what he did then what he looked like any way

[knives1019]

It is not a matter of what he looked like, it is a matter of what he doesnt look like, because he lives in each of your hearts.......Jesus Christ, you gave me heartburn again.

[wolfgirl90]

american and european religion has turned jesus into the Blonde Haired Blue Eyed aryan but in all reality he probably looked more like Osama bin laden then matthew Mcconaughy....i mean he was born on the continent of africa and he is middle eastern.what do you think jesus looked like.

As some people have said, I have never seen a portrait of Jesus with blond hair or blue eyes and certainly not both (and seriously, did you have to use the word "Aryan"?). Also, wasn't Jesus (supposedly) born near Bethlehem, which last time I checked was in Palestine, not Africa (geography fail)? This would make Jesus Palestinian and while he COULD have looked something like Osama bin Laden he ALSO could have looked like Matthew McConaughey, as Matthew McConaughey is neither blond-haired nor blue-eyed (let's try looking up celebrities, shall we?).

Palestinians, while Middle Eastern, have quite a range in skin color and eyes. Look at these pictures:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Shankbone.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Qalqiliya.jpg

http://sabbah.biz/mt/wp-content/uplo...8/10/6104x.jpg

Some have rather dark skin, some have lighter skin. Some have dark eyes, while others (especially in the case of the first picture) have rather light colored eyes. Sure, Jesus wouldn't have been blond-haired and blue-eyed, but he wouldn't have been as dark as either you or me (and I don't know about your complexion, but I am not very dark-skinned).

Also, and I am probably the last person who should be saying this (most Christians want to burn me, not listen to me), but does it really matter? Seriously, does it matter what Jesus looked like? People have gone back and forth about it and have even gotten into full blown arguments about his appearance, which, compared to the things that he did, doesn't really matter. Just last week, I told my little brother that portraits of Jesus were just artist interpretations of him, not actual "photos" (he was convinced that he "knew" that Jesus was White, causing everyone at the table to almost choke).

Amazing how everything Jesus did takes a back seat to his skin color in the minds of some people. I'll just go with Zedekiah about Raptor Jesus.

[chaotic.rune]

not sure, after all his identity is unknown to mankind. some say he's actually a bit black, with black hair, and a black beard. long blonde hair and blue eyes is the most common
by the way we really shouldn't mess with the picture like that (even though i think it's hilarious lol)

[knives1019]

by the way we really shouldn't mess with the picture like that (even though i think it's hilarious lol)

if we do, do you think Jesus will undie for or sins?

[chaotic.rune]

if we do, do you think Jesus will undie for or sins?

let's just say that he's a god, and he died to save us... (do you want people to mess up with your picture? and he's a GOD, you could get struck by lightning or something...)

[knives1019]

let's just say that he's a god, and he died to save us... (do you want people to mess up with your picture? and he's a GOD, you could get struck by lightning or something...)

So thats why Ive been being struck by lightning, I just thought it was the metal plate in my head.

[chaotic.rune]

So thats why Ive been being struck by lightning, I just thought it was the metal plate in my head.

oh dear, bless you... that's why people should be careful during rainy days lol. anywas, we should find out how he looks like when it's the end of the world (no offense)... that's what the bible said, and if you're wondering why i know so much, it's because i am christian...

[Haoie]

According to Family Guy, Jesus was pretty damn short.

And we all know short dudes get less attention.

[chaotic.rune]

some references that might be useful...
the bible said that God created us in his own image, so he should be pretty much like us...
back then Jesus and his followers has a restricted diet, so i can imagine him pretty thin...
the bible described Jesus always wearing white clothes... there's a halo on his head...
pretty much the guy's like a normal human. the big mystery is actually not Jesus, but God.

[3pleT]

Amazing how everything Jesus did takes a back seat to his skin color in the minds of some people.

This. Why are we even discussing the ethnicity of the guy who was either the ancient times' L. Ron Hubbard or a fictional character?

[aishiteru333]

He looks like Jim Cazvielzel... (misspelled on purpose) because Mel Gibson said.

 

Anyone who can from the dead after 3 days and not be called a zombie deserves to be praised.

[AnswerBAK]

I think Palestinian is the closest you're gonna get.

Like this too. Def' not white like in the movies.

[chaotic.rune]

how do you know he's not real? because you can't see him?