Christianity Discussion
We do not have any eyewitness physical descriptions of Jesus; however, since he was Jewish there are some generalizations that can be made from historical studies. Here is an article that provides a theory and an artist recreation of what Jesus might have looked like as a Jew living in Judea in the first century Common Era: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jesus-face-forensic-anthropology-art-392823 if this link doesn’t work for you, you can read an article online through the library database by Mike Fillon titled The Real Face of Jesus: Advances in Forensic Science Reveal the Most Famous Face in History). Basically, the article describes that as a first century peasant, Jesus would have been about 5’1, 110 lbs. with short hair (lice was a problem, so long flowing hair at the time was not practical). For this discussion, address the variety of images associated with religious figures. Follow the steps below.
Initial Post
Title your initial thread in a way that reflects the content of your post. Be creative (yet respectful) with the title in such a way that you provide a preview of the content (and attract others to read). Titling it “Christianity Discussion” or something similar is unoriginal, does not entice others to read it, and could result in a deduction (the word “discussion” should not appear in the title anywhere).
After researching the topic, provide your reaction to the theories of what Jesus looked like.
See if you can find some other images of Jesus to share and discuss.
You can even explore the many different Buddha images as well (optional), noting if the two situations are the same. Explain.
This conversation is to be at least 200 words of content followed by at least 2 MLA (Modern Language Association) format research source citations outside of the textbook:
