What did Jesus look like?
Joan E. Taylor (Author)
"Jesus Christ is arguably the most famous man who ever lived. His image adorns countless churches, icons and paintings. He is the subject of millions of statues, sculptures, devotional objects and works of art. Everyone can conjure up an image of Jesus: usually as a handsome, white man with flowing locks and pristine linen robes. But what did Jesus really look like? Is our popular image of Jesus overly westernized and untrue to historical reality? This question continues to fascinate. Leading Christian Origins scholar Joan E. Taylor surveys the historical evidence, and the prevalent image of Jesus in art and culture, to suggest an entirely different version of this most famous of men. He may even have had short hair."--Jacket
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1 online resource (288 pages)
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Jesus' self-portrait : Acheropitae
Christ almighty : the Byzantine cosmocrator
Boy wonder : the young God
New Moses : the miracle-maker
Beards and basics : the philosopher
Flesh and bones : ethnicity, height, age and hair
Top to toe : dressing Jesus
What Jesus looked like