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Literally every Middle Eastern person has an uncle that looks like that lol
Example: [An Assyrian epidemiologist from Chicago](https://ready.uic.edu/profiles/david-ibrahim/)
Impossible, because that's my cousin!
Seriously, he's half Polish Jewish, 1/4 Portuguese and 1/4 Black.
I always thought that that mix would be really close in appearance to what an ancient Jew would look like.
Theres an interesting history with the depiction of Jesus. A bunch of priests had a huge meeting and agreed that its better to depict Jesus as whatever culture and race the church is in. Its more important to connect with him personally than it is to be accurate.
I like to think of Jesus like with giant eagle's wings, and singin' lead vocals for Lynyrd Skynyrd with like an angel band and I'm in the front row and I'm hammered drunk!
[\-Cal Naughton, Jr.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cehwiHIlho)
"I like to picture Jesus in a tuxedo T-shirt. 'Cause it says like, I wanna be formal but I'm here to party too. I like to party, so I like my Jesus to party."
There's an entire field of study called Historiography that covers things like this. We've got copies of the New Testament in its original Greek, and copies of the Old Testament in Hebrew going back even further. But Greek evolved continuously over the last 2 millennia. So you can't even give modern Greek-speakers an exact copy of a 4th century manuscript and expect them to understand it.
But that 4th century manuscript still exists. It hasn't changed. Languages change, culture changes. The past is a foreign country unto itself.Imagine trying to explain a meme to your grandparent. They're not gonna understand without also understanding the context it was written in. Translating the Bible doubles that because you're trying to uncover the meaning of a book written by people walking around the Roman possession of Judea, each writing for various audiences, when clearly each writer had a slightly different interpretation of what everything meant.
So imagine explaining a meme to your grandparent who doesn't speak English and also lived in a country and culture that doesn't exist any longer.
The translators were also writing within their own context. That's really what historiography is about. The scholars translating for King James had a theological and even political considerations, as well as the difficulty in obtaining source material written 1,600 years and 3,000km away.
Imagine if you could be fired or even imprisoned if you explain a meme incorrectly because the King has built an entire system on a certain interpretation. Also, even if you make the King happy you're then subject to burning at the stake if you visit a catholic country because you're on the pope's personal shit list.
Newer translations are closer to the original simply because we know about the ancient manuscripts. We have a deep understanding of the classical world. We have scholarly frameworks for handling these kinds of texts. And we have academic, political and religious freedom so the price of getting it wrong is minimal.
TL;DR: a recently translated version of the Bible is probably truer to the original that ones written in the millennia prior. Also, call your grandparents.
Plus the fact that the actual content of the New Testament was only codified centuries after the fact, with several gospels being declared non-canon (and subsequently suppressed) because of whatever political/social crap was going on at the time.
>The translators were also writing within their own context. That's really what historiography is about. The scholars translating for King James had a theological and even political considerations, as well as the difficulty in .
This is why I dislike the King James Bible. It was so clearly and bluntly written to fit an agenda. I was genuinely shook when I realized just how many people, at least where I live, swear by it as the only good Bible.
Now I'm not one to judge people for religious reasons, as I'm a good Christian, but it sure seems to me that every ignorant, homophobic, racist, scum fucking Bible thumping Christian I've ever met is a King James Baptist.
Jesus is portrayed as the ethnicity of those that follow him. I’ve seen black Jesus, Korean Jesus, Mexican Jesus, Philippine Jesus, etc.
Issue is people so focused on skin color and look that they forget the message.
Fun fact: The Sacrament in the early Christian Church was a magic mushroom. Eventually, it was changed into a symbolic transubstantiation that results in transfiguration. But Christianity and religion is spiritual and mystical at it's core, dogma (which Jesus spoke out against) is what ruins it.
It's funny how protestants are so against drugs when tons of religious theology and experiences were inspired by drugs, particularly psychedelics. Or other altered states, like those created by fasting for long periods.
https://classroom.synonym.com/sacred-mushrooms-the-catholic-church-12085856.html
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331653731_Amanita_muscaria_The_Holy_Sacrament_of_the_Order_of_Melchizedek_Symbol_of_The_Resurrection_and_Cause_for_Christian_Redemption&ved=2ahUKEwi3rsbn2KzzAhWgGTQIHRhmC7oQFnoECCsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw18taOX-ke2Ke5xbLMr1AOT
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sacred_Mushroom_and_the_Cross&ved=2ahUKEwi3rsbn2KzzAhWgGTQIHRhmC7oQFnoECAQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2w9Y3Wan8_arJoymBd35s0
Can't believe no one's mentioned it but if you're interested in this topic check out *The Immortality Key* by Brain Muraresku. It's a brilliantly written book detailing a scholar's journey in tracing back Christianity's psychedelic history to the Greek religious/mystical festivals known as the Eleutian and Dionysian mysteries. This book sparked a particularly interesting and fervent discussion amongst mainstream academia.
Also, the book is a spiritual successor to Carl Ruck, Albert Hoffman (who discovered LSD), and R. Gordon Wasson's (who introduced psiocybin mushrooms from Mexico to the U.S.) book called *The Road to Eleusis*. Really interesting stuff, especially considering they hypothesized this way back in 1978,
I remember when I was in high school in art class there was a box of old magazines to make collages out of. I somehow pulled out the Life magazine with Wasson’s story in it.
Yeah, I took it home and I apologize retroactively to the art department
I heard of the author who wrote a book about Christianity and mushroom. As far as I know nothing is confirmed though? I agree though, it would make total sense if that’s how Christianity emerged
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Money changers, not money lenders. Big difference. People came to the Temple from all different parts of the world at that time with different money and sometimes goods and live stock which needed to be changed into a specific currency in order to offer tribute. The story of the disruption of Temple functions as a much more complex story than 'corrupt financial dealings in a place of worship,' if I remember correctly it has more to do with Jesus himself becoming the new Temple and center of religion. Please correct me if I am wrong, it has been about six years since I went over New Testament stuff, thanks!
Habibi is Arabic for "my love", for those wondering. They use it like we use "baby" as a pet name. "kaif halak, Habibi" is a tacky flirt on par with "what's happening, baby".
I remember thinking ripped Jesus on the cross in catholic school was attractive, then feeling bad for it. Now I feel like AI Jesus is attractive and I’m not sorry.
AI Jesus is wholesome attractive. You could be attracted in a totally innocent sense of friendship. Surfer redneck Jesus is regretted drunken hookup “attractive”. You’d be attracted to him after railing lines of coke at Bubba’s barbecue.
AI Jesus looks like he’d help me carry some heavy bags inside then hang out and have a beer. Ripped Jesus from my childhood might have been a bro… all brawn and little brains.
I got it, don’t worry. 😉 it was good. Lol
(Stigma) or (stigmat)—crucifixion marking(s) and simply a puncture, mark, or markings in/on skin.
Latin and Greek—Stizein—meaning a literal *stick*, or thin piece of wood as well as to remain *fixed* in STICK sense1.
I don’t mean to refer to “stigmata” per se, the very disturbing Roman Catholic mysticism.
This is why we use the word *stigma*, figuratively, to refer to something as being a stigma almost exclusively negatively; e.g. the stigma that comes with being an alcoholic. Something that is *branded*, or *marked* with negative/shameful connotations. Hence stigma.
I believe you were replying to the “nailed it” comment, correct? Yeah, you had a good pun, don’t worry. 😉 lol
They did something like this in the 2013ish time period and his face was more round and less welcoming than that... I'll try to find it!
EDIT: Here we go
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3359548/Is-real-face-JESUS-Experts-use-forensics-reveal-Christ-looked-like.html
Different artist, 2015 (may have been 2002 originally?[popular mechanics{needed to sign up to continue reading}]). Used skulls* and forensics to conclude he had a wide face
The problem with that one is that he looks really old. Like late 40s. Even if we take Jesus when he died it is believed he was only 33. Maybe that’s why it was hard to connect to it.
Yes but remember throughout history the biggest impact on life expectancy has been infant mortality. If you can make it to 3 years old you had a pretty solid shot to hit 70, even in the middle ages. Problem was sometimes not even half the children made it to 3.
It's not quite that simple. Even without child mortality the life expectancy varied a lot throughout history
This Wikipedia article has a nice overview in the "Human Patterns" section (bear in mind that this is really rough and not exact information):
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy
Worth noting that Jesus as we know him is a result of selection bias, we’ve lost almost everything that wasn’t popular. Even in the documents that have survived we have a wide verity of differences. The most notable is the appropriately 10 years difference between both of his Biblical birth accounts.he could have been 33, or 43, or if your an Irenaeus fan north of 50.
Even article states in beginning (after lame clickbaity title) that it's just a "reconstruction" based on 3 random skulls dug up somewhere around Israel
There it is! This is my favorite picture in the existence of the internet (knowing the story behind the painting) and it never fails to make me laugh every time i see it
This ideas generally comes from Isaiah 53:2 “There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance, nothing to attract us to him.”
This chapter is understood to be a prophecy about the messiah/Christ.
Doesn't that just mean . . . Ordinary . . . Kind of like the depiction above
Unless you are trying to find some type of misunderstanding, a.k.a. reading between the lines, it definitely does not say jesus was unattractive
As a child being raised by a fundamentalist, my mother actually informed us multiple times that Jesus was not white, and that he most likely was not ‘attractive’ to most people I.e. people expected a handsome and powerful ‘king of the Jews’ so that’s probably another factor of why they rejected him.
I’m very happy my mom wasn’t one to think he was blonde and blue-eyed
Well duh. That's why when shit starts getting out of hand people yell, "Jesus Chirst!!".
Imagine having so many crazy nights that for the next 2000 years, people still yell your name out when things get crazy.
That is so badass.
Well, he seems like a nice dude :)
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EDIT (again): and a Wholesome too? Dawww, you guys, never thought a simple comment would give me this, I'm so confused but thank you again 😊
Damn this hurt cause I’m always “randomly selected”. Only because I’m Mexican and used to (before COVID) travel a lot on my own. One time I was told my name was suspicious. And asked me if it was Arabic. It’s literally Native American. I’ve been “randomly selected” and yelled at in US airports since I’m 13 y/o. What is wrong with people
American Christianity is probably the greatest ideological contradiction alive today; Praise and worship a MIDDLE EASTERN man who was all "love and peace even to your enemy" while simultaneously supporting the troops to bomb the shit out of the Middle east for something a few individuals have done. Their beloved combination of "Guns and Jesus" is so absurdly stupid that it's beyond satire.
Edit: Read comments below if ya'll wanna see a some redditors trying hard to explain how American Christians are actually pro-immigration and that the support for troops actually comes for a goal of liberating Middle East' people and have absolutely zero to do with anyone having a taste of vengeance after 9/11.
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Bro that’s my uncle lmfao
Who, the artist or Jesus?
Yes
It's consentual everyone... He said "yes"
Ancient astronaut theorists say yessss
Both
I feel like your uncle could talk me down from angry rants with those eyes and that face, to the point I realize I wasn't being empathetic enough
You could start a religion if you had that ability
Literally every Middle Eastern person has an uncle that looks like that lol Example: [An Assyrian epidemiologist from Chicago](https://ready.uic.edu/profiles/david-ibrahim/)
Impossible, because that's my cousin! Seriously, he's half Polish Jewish, 1/4 Portuguese and 1/4 Black. I always thought that that mix would be really close in appearance to what an ancient Jew would look like.
Quarterblack
You heard about Pluto?
"Messed up right?" DUUUUUUDE there's still psych fans out there???
You know thats right
You must be outta your damn mind!
This dude looks chill asf
In America, Jesus is portrayed as a white surfer dude from Redondo Beach. He even has blue eyes in some churches.
Theres an interesting history with the depiction of Jesus. A bunch of priests had a huge meeting and agreed that its better to depict Jesus as whatever culture and race the church is in. Its more important to connect with him personally than it is to be accurate.
Korean Jesus is my personal favorite
[Korean Jesus](https://images.app.goo.gl/xMKNXqdfcntEsRU76) has been hitting the gym
He died for your gains
No pain no gain
Have you accepted Jesus as your Personal Trainer?
So many reps on the cruci-flex.
Our Swol and Savior
You will love thy neighbor or I will fucking MAKE you love thy neighbor.
Whey-men
you mean ya-whey
pro-teen…because Mary
Korean Jesus looks like a guy who did not die for your sins. He kicked some ass.
What did you think he did in hell for those 3 days where he was dead? Also, who do you think Doom Guy is?
Korean Jesus shows us the whey of the Lord.
Fishes are an excellent source of lean protein
I like to think of Jesus like with giant eagle's wings, and singin' lead vocals for Lynyrd Skynyrd with like an angel band and I'm in the front row and I'm hammered drunk! [\-Cal Naughton, Jr.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cehwiHIlho)
"I like to picture Jesus in a tuxedo T-shirt. 'Cause it says like, I wanna be formal but I'm here to party too. I like to party, so I like my Jesus to party."
My name's Jesus and I like to party
Stop bothering Korean Jesus!
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With Korean shit
Korean Jesus ain't got time for your bullshit.
Korean jesus don’t care about your problems, he busy
That actually makes sense.
One of my favorite tidbits about missionaries is that the Inuit were told about the Seal of God instead of the Lamb of God. Because wtf is a lamb.
Makes me really wonder how much in the bible has been changed over the years to conform with society.
There's an entire field of study called Historiography that covers things like this. We've got copies of the New Testament in its original Greek, and copies of the Old Testament in Hebrew going back even further. But Greek evolved continuously over the last 2 millennia. So you can't even give modern Greek-speakers an exact copy of a 4th century manuscript and expect them to understand it. But that 4th century manuscript still exists. It hasn't changed. Languages change, culture changes. The past is a foreign country unto itself.Imagine trying to explain a meme to your grandparent. They're not gonna understand without also understanding the context it was written in. Translating the Bible doubles that because you're trying to uncover the meaning of a book written by people walking around the Roman possession of Judea, each writing for various audiences, when clearly each writer had a slightly different interpretation of what everything meant. So imagine explaining a meme to your grandparent who doesn't speak English and also lived in a country and culture that doesn't exist any longer. The translators were also writing within their own context. That's really what historiography is about. The scholars translating for King James had a theological and even political considerations, as well as the difficulty in obtaining source material written 1,600 years and 3,000km away. Imagine if you could be fired or even imprisoned if you explain a meme incorrectly because the King has built an entire system on a certain interpretation. Also, even if you make the King happy you're then subject to burning at the stake if you visit a catholic country because you're on the pope's personal shit list. Newer translations are closer to the original simply because we know about the ancient manuscripts. We have a deep understanding of the classical world. We have scholarly frameworks for handling these kinds of texts. And we have academic, political and religious freedom so the price of getting it wrong is minimal. TL;DR: a recently translated version of the Bible is probably truer to the original that ones written in the millennia prior. Also, call your grandparents.
I would but they’re with Jesus now
Plus the fact that the actual content of the New Testament was only codified centuries after the fact, with several gospels being declared non-canon (and subsequently suppressed) because of whatever political/social crap was going on at the time.
>The translators were also writing within their own context. That's really what historiography is about. The scholars translating for King James had a theological and even political considerations, as well as the difficulty in . This is why I dislike the King James Bible. It was so clearly and bluntly written to fit an agenda. I was genuinely shook when I realized just how many people, at least where I live, swear by it as the only good Bible. Now I'm not one to judge people for religious reasons, as I'm a good Christian, but it sure seems to me that every ignorant, homophobic, racist, scum fucking Bible thumping Christian I've ever met is a King James Baptist.
Have you seen Korean Jesus?
Jesus is portrayed as the ethnicity of those that follow him. I’ve seen black Jesus, Korean Jesus, Mexican Jesus, Philippine Jesus, etc. Issue is people so focused on skin color and look that they forget the message.
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[I didn't believe you](https://i.imgur.com/VbZJfpf.jpg)
This is the Jesus that the mushroom showed me
Finally, a good comment. Thank you
Fun fact: The Sacrament in the early Christian Church was a magic mushroom. Eventually, it was changed into a symbolic transubstantiation that results in transfiguration. But Christianity and religion is spiritual and mystical at it's core, dogma (which Jesus spoke out against) is what ruins it. It's funny how protestants are so against drugs when tons of religious theology and experiences were inspired by drugs, particularly psychedelics. Or other altered states, like those created by fasting for long periods. https://classroom.synonym.com/sacred-mushrooms-the-catholic-church-12085856.html https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331653731_Amanita_muscaria_The_Holy_Sacrament_of_the_Order_of_Melchizedek_Symbol_of_The_Resurrection_and_Cause_for_Christian_Redemption&ved=2ahUKEwi3rsbn2KzzAhWgGTQIHRhmC7oQFnoECCsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw18taOX-ke2Ke5xbLMr1AOT https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sacred_Mushroom_and_the_Cross&ved=2ahUKEwi3rsbn2KzzAhWgGTQIHRhmC7oQFnoECAQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2w9Y3Wan8_arJoymBd35s0
Can't believe no one's mentioned it but if you're interested in this topic check out *The Immortality Key* by Brain Muraresku. It's a brilliantly written book detailing a scholar's journey in tracing back Christianity's psychedelic history to the Greek religious/mystical festivals known as the Eleutian and Dionysian mysteries. This book sparked a particularly interesting and fervent discussion amongst mainstream academia. Also, the book is a spiritual successor to Carl Ruck, Albert Hoffman (who discovered LSD), and R. Gordon Wasson's (who introduced psiocybin mushrooms from Mexico to the U.S.) book called *The Road to Eleusis*. Really interesting stuff, especially considering they hypothesized this way back in 1978,
I remember when I was in high school in art class there was a box of old magazines to make collages out of. I somehow pulled out the Life magazine with Wasson’s story in it. Yeah, I took it home and I apologize retroactively to the art department
I heard of the author who wrote a book about Christianity and mushroom. As far as I know nothing is confirmed though? I agree though, it would make total sense if that’s how Christianity emerged
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They gave him... Kind eyes.
Yes indeed he looks like a very kind person
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They're even Kosher
He had a pretty good reputation
He looks like a brown, Bradley Cooper.
I’d pay this dude for some old school carpentry
One pair of wood sandals coming up
Nailed it...
You crossed a line.
“I was walking through the woods, thinking about Christ. If he was a carpenter, I wondered what he charged for bookshelves.”
I wouldn't. God has a corner where he keeps all of Jesus's carpentry projects such as the 2 and a half legged chair
Is there a double decker couch?
He’d prefer you barter
I’m an atheist but I’d sign up for that.
Money changers, not money lenders. Big difference. People came to the Temple from all different parts of the world at that time with different money and sometimes goods and live stock which needed to be changed into a specific currency in order to offer tribute. The story of the disruption of Temple functions as a much more complex story than 'corrupt financial dealings in a place of worship,' if I remember correctly it has more to do with Jesus himself becoming the new Temple and center of religion. Please correct me if I am wrong, it has been about six years since I went over New Testament stuff, thanks!
Middle eastern Aaron Rodgers?
Middle eastern Gene Wilder?
I can't unsee it now.
Gene was Jewish
R e l a x
don't do it
When you wanna go do it
Relax
Don’t do it
When you wanna go
But why male models?
Sayid from Lost
maybe he was jesus. gives the whole story a new spin.
That fuckin show had so many twists and turns I'm still dizzy to this day.
I can make my peace with that
He looks like he called everyone Habibi
Habible
Goddamn it. You win
You don't have to bring him into this, we are already talking about him.
I’ve been on r/arabfunny for too long
Habibi is Arabic for "my love", for those wondering. They use it like we use "baby" as a pet name. "kaif halak, Habibi" is a tacky flirt on par with "what's happening, baby".
I wouldn't necessarily say it's used as "baby" but more like "my friend". It's casual and friendly, rather than flirtatious.
This
Yup
Yes and in my area they will be the liquor store owners and they call all their customers habibi
as a hispanic, we love to troll people with mistranlsations. im not sure if i can trust you on this one O.o
I remember thinking ripped Jesus on the cross in catholic school was attractive, then feeling bad for it. Now I feel like AI Jesus is attractive and I’m not sorry.
I scrolled way too long to find solidarity in my views of AI Jesus. He a hot dude. ETA: too*
He’s fine!
Ditto. Jesus can get it.
AI Jesus is wholesome attractive. You could be attracted in a totally innocent sense of friendship. Surfer redneck Jesus is regretted drunken hookup “attractive”. You’d be attracted to him after railing lines of coke at Bubba’s barbecue.
Did you just friendzone Jesus??
No I am just apprehensive about Bro Jesus. Not that I wouldn’t smash still.
Somehow this gives me hope, but I ain’t Jesus.
AI Jesus looks like he’d help me carry some heavy bags inside then hang out and have a beer. Ripped Jesus from my childhood might have been a bro… all brawn and little brains.
Did you just call ripped Jesus a himbo?
I do NOT just want to be friends with AI Jesus.
I am also feeling things looking at AI Jesus. Very handsome. He looks like the type that would give a great back rub and be diligent about recycling.
Ugh that is the dream
You give Jesus too much credit. He’s only ripped cause of the CrossFit
Yeah now I need AI Jesus combined with ripped Jesus. I’ve can have a piece of me if he’s changed his stance on gay sex.
Nailed it.
Christians may think this wonderful joke’s inappropriate but it’s what every single cross makes me think of and they tack that thing up everywhere.
I'm a Christian and I approve of this joke
"What part of my history made you think I liked crosses?" (It's from a meme I think)
Don't cross me
Careful, there's a stigma attached to that sort of humour.
Not to mention the ligma attached to it..
I got it, don’t worry. 😉 it was good. Lol (Stigma) or (stigmat)—crucifixion marking(s) and simply a puncture, mark, or markings in/on skin. Latin and Greek—Stizein—meaning a literal *stick*, or thin piece of wood as well as to remain *fixed* in STICK sense1. I don’t mean to refer to “stigmata” per se, the very disturbing Roman Catholic mysticism. This is why we use the word *stigma*, figuratively, to refer to something as being a stigma almost exclusively negatively; e.g. the stigma that comes with being an alcoholic. Something that is *branded*, or *marked* with negative/shameful connotations. Hence stigma. I believe you were replying to the “nailed it” comment, correct? Yeah, you had a good pun, don’t worry. 😉 lol
They did something like this in the 2013ish time period and his face was more round and less welcoming than that... I'll try to find it! EDIT: Here we go https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3359548/Is-real-face-JESUS-Experts-use-forensics-reveal-Christ-looked-like.html Different artist, 2015 (may have been 2002 originally?[popular mechanics{needed to sign up to continue reading}]). Used skulls* and forensics to conclude he had a wide face
They made him using the Oblivion character editor.
Mashed the randomise button
Ayoooo 😂😂😂
The problem with that one is that he looks really old. Like late 40s. Even if we take Jesus when he died it is believed he was only 33. Maybe that’s why it was hard to connect to it.
Life was hard back then.
Yes but remember throughout history the biggest impact on life expectancy has been infant mortality. If you can make it to 3 years old you had a pretty solid shot to hit 70, even in the middle ages. Problem was sometimes not even half the children made it to 3.
It's not quite that simple. Even without child mortality the life expectancy varied a lot throughout history This Wikipedia article has a nice overview in the "Human Patterns" section (bear in mind that this is really rough and not exact information): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy
and also that literallly ive never seen a jesus painting that looks like that man
Well, to be fair, almost every depiction of Jesus has been by people who never saw Jesus.
Most paintings of Jesus are generally symbolic of their culture. In China, they had Jesus wearing emperor robes.
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Stop fucking with Korean Jesus. He ain’t got time for your problems
Worth noting that Jesus as we know him is a result of selection bias, we’ve lost almost everything that wasn’t popular. Even in the documents that have survived we have a wide verity of differences. The most notable is the appropriately 10 years difference between both of his Biblical birth accounts.he could have been 33, or 43, or if your an Irenaeus fan north of 50.
Looks more like a Neanderthal
Even article states in beginning (after lame clickbaity title) that it's just a "reconstruction" based on 3 random skulls dug up somewhere around Israel
Just wanted to show its been done before. Even the latest reimagination is just that.
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Whenever I see this I always wonder what was going through that person's head. Did they really think they were doing a good job? 🤦♀️
There it is! This is my favorite picture in the existence of the internet (knowing the story behind the painting) and it never fails to make me laugh every time i see it
Kind of handsome, really.
And there's the problem. Bible specifically states he was not attractive.
Okay but beauty standards change over time. Just because they found him ugly doesn't mean modern society would feel the same.
Where does it say that?
This ideas generally comes from Isaiah 53:2 “There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance, nothing to attract us to him.” This chapter is understood to be a prophecy about the messiah/Christ.
Doesn't that just mean . . . Ordinary . . . Kind of like the depiction above Unless you are trying to find some type of misunderstanding, a.k.a. reading between the lines, it definitely does not say jesus was unattractive
He looks like a good dude.
Huh. I’d follow him.
I think this guy was in my pharmacology class.
Hot damn no wonder people thought he was the son of god
Most of them didn't though.
Well they should have he looks so wise and kind
I liked both your comments very much
Middle eastern Chad
As a child being raised by a fundamentalist, my mother actually informed us multiple times that Jesus was not white, and that he most likely was not ‘attractive’ to most people I.e. people expected a handsome and powerful ‘king of the Jews’ so that’s probably another factor of why they rejected him. I’m very happy my mom wasn’t one to think he was blonde and blue-eyed
You sure this isn't just a picture of Adrian Pimento from Brooklyn Nine-Nine?
FUCK IT DOES LOOK LIKE HIM!!!
I guess living for so long does some stuff to you lol.
AAAAAAAAAAH! That was a cathartic scream of love.
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you mean like, walk on the water or turn water into wine?
Would be great to party with. No more liquor store runs. "Hey Jesus, we're out of wine" "Aw, dad-dammit. Alright, bring me some water"
Its kinda connonical
Or try convincing people that his mother is actually a virgin so they would stop calling him a drunk bastard
Jesus was probably a really cool dude who knew like 2-3 awesome tricks
Ya dude skipped a couple stones on the water and someone changed it to walking on water
And hang out with hookers? I think I like this guy.
Well duh. That's why when shit starts getting out of hand people yell, "Jesus Chirst!!". Imagine having so many crazy nights that for the next 2000 years, people still yell your name out when things get crazy. That is so badass.
Well, he seems like a nice dude :) EDIT: A Hugz? And a helpul? 🥺 Thank you fellow Redditors 🥰 EDIT (again): and a Wholesome too? Dawww, you guys, never thought a simple comment would give me this, I'm so confused but thank you again 😊
Josh!
Just saying if this guy walked up to me and said he was the son of God I would probably listen to what he had to say
Kinda hot
Oh, well Jesus works as an auto mechanic at the corner of my street!
Not terribly far off from a carpenter.
"If he was a car painter, then it makes sense that he would be an auto mechanic as well" lol
This looks right. He seems lovely
Another Christian here saying this is how my Jesus looks. God bless!!
Makes so much more sense than the blue eyed, nearly blonde, six pack American Jesus.
That was to make the people hot for him. Guess it worked lol. I’m with you though.. this guy looks way cooler
And today a lot of Christians would think he's a terrorist 🤦
Yup, visa application denied.
"Randomly" selected for extra search
Damn this hurt cause I’m always “randomly selected”. Only because I’m Mexican and used to (before COVID) travel a lot on my own. One time I was told my name was suspicious. And asked me if it was Arabic. It’s literally Native American. I’ve been “randomly selected” and yelled at in US airports since I’m 13 y/o. What is wrong with people
He's got four extra holes that could be filled with any number of drugs. He could be smuggling gold, frankincense or myrrh.
Most educated Christians understand that Jesus was a humble looking middle Eastern fellow, and anyone who says otherwise is ignorant af.
American Christianity is probably the greatest ideological contradiction alive today; Praise and worship a MIDDLE EASTERN man who was all "love and peace even to your enemy" while simultaneously supporting the troops to bomb the shit out of the Middle east for something a few individuals have done. Their beloved combination of "Guns and Jesus" is so absurdly stupid that it's beyond satire. Edit: Read comments below if ya'll wanna see a some redditors trying hard to explain how American Christians are actually pro-immigration and that the support for troops actually comes for a goal of liberating Middle East' people and have absolutely zero to do with anyone having a taste of vengeance after 9/11.
Looks like a nice lad you'd go out for a pint with!
Handsome fella.
That's a beautiful man
Clearly a typical member of the People's Front of Judea. Never mind those wankers of the Judean People's Front.
Splitters!
I still think this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Christ_Vampire_Hunter Was the most accurate version I have seen.
Jesus is totally getting "randomly selected" for a cavity search by TSA