What Did Jesus Really Look Like?

Do modern depictions of Jesus have any real basis? I surveyed hundreds of Christian images of Jesus from the first 6 centuries, and present a sampling here. You may be SURPRISED by how early followers viewed Jesus!
For when depictions of Jesus changed, please see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJDhTBHHmsM
Music: 0:08 Revolutionary Funeral March; 4:16 Untitled Organ Voluntary; 6:44 Irish Internationale
Images: I made the images at 0:00, 0:35, and 9:33. I do NOT own the other Jesus images, widely available on the web. Almost all required extensive enhancement for this video. I'm sorry that some are still a little blurry.
Thanks very much for watching!

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[mshamiltonohio]

The bible never said Jesus was ugly. It said there was nothing about his appearance that we would be attracted to. Meaning he was just like any other poor person. He didn't wear colorful clothing & etc to be noticed. We do know his race. Jesus was Jewish. He wasn't black and probably didn't look really white either. He probably looked like Jews today. Then again we do not know what Jews looked like back then. Maybe they were whiter then some mixing happened over 2000 yrs.

[twinnumber3]

@mshamiltonohio Thank you very much for watching and sharing your thoughts :) I appreciate them

[RockerDave12]

This video only confirms for me who got into my car one day. That man was about 5'7" tall, had a slight muscular build, was dark skinned - like a Middle Eastern, had short curly hair that was a mixture of black, brown, red and blonde, but predominantly brown hair, he had brown eyes, and the most perfect white teeth I had ever seen. But the most striking features were the crucifixion-like scars on his wrists, feet, and forehead. I believe that man was Jesus.

[twinnumber3]

@RockerDave12 Thanks very much for watching and commenting, Dave!

[pnm1941]

All your videos are a sheer fascination to watch -- so professionally made with such beautiful music and pictures and video! Awesome is the word that comes to my mind every time I watch them! Thank you!

[twinnumber3]

@pnm1941 Thank you so much for watching and for your kind encouragement. I'm deeply honored. Blessings

[rastaslae]

mostlike he did have an afro, maybe even let the locks of his hair on his head grow while doing all that traveling, He was around 5feet 5inches of an ethiopian complexion, hairs and his head are white as snow,like wool(black man hair) feet like brass burnt in the fire, eyes as a flame of fire, two edged sword coming from his mouth, his face expression as if the sun shine in his strenght, of course this discribes the father at an older age as ancient of days, sounds alot like Haile Selassie

[Ooolalafilm]

They said he's hair was of wool & his feet the color of burnt bronze. His skin was the color of copper. It's in the Bible I don't understand when ppl say they it's no physical description of him. That's a lie.

[MrBigturds123]

yes, he probably looked more Arab than Jewish because the Jewish people from now had intermixed with the European countries from the north

[BurningMountin]

@bsaddler37 The bible says His hair was white LIKE wool. It doesn't say His hair looked like the texture of wool. REV 1:14 "His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire"

This description doesn't even sound like Jesus is being described in His human form. It was a vision filled with symbolism. It does not describe human features. Burnt brass is describing sun burnt olive skin. Jesus was not black. He was brown.

[tieppol]

@unit529 He wasn't an Arab he was Hebrew.

[tieppol]

@RockerDave12 Are you for real

[VitoBandito1]

This is pure nonsense. Everybody knows Jesus looked like Gene Simmons!! *rolling eyes*

[stormyandcold]

@mshamiltonohio Jesus was clearly black. Hair of wool and feet like a furnace. Black as can be. Please research.

[gallantentry]

I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting. Isaiah 50:6 Jesus had a beard according to scripture. He probably didn't have long hair but it is possible either way.

[unit529]

Jesus was arabic. He wasn't white caucasian with brown hair and blue eyes. He grew up in the middle east. He would look more like osama bin laden than this guy. If jesus ever did come back, most of us would call him a terrorist and kill him again.