The resulting face is a far cry from the tall, Caucasian
man with light blonde hair that is usually shown in bibles and stained
glass windows throughout the world
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A computer generated image of the 'real' Jesus Christ
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Using
the average build of a Semite male at the time, they theorized Jesus
would likely have been just over 5ft, and since he worked outdoors as a
carpenter until he was about 30, the scientists reasoned he would be
stronger and more weather-beaten than usually depicted.
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Proposed Image of Jesus Christ which was published in Germany in 1900
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The
striking image was created by Richard Neave, a retired medical artist
from the University of Manchester, who used forensic anthropology
usually used to solve crimes to build the portrait.
As the
co-author of Making Faces: Using Forensic And Archaeological Evidence,
Neave has reconstructed dozens of famous faces, including Philip II of
Macedonia, the father of Alexander the Great, and King Midas of Phrygia.
He used the fact that before the Crucifixion, Judas Iscariot had to
tell the soldiers who Jesus was because they could not tell him apart
from his disciples.
Neave and his research team were provided with Semite skulls from Israeli archaeologists.
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The proposed new image
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They
created X-ray "slices" of the skulls and used computers to establish
the muscles and skin on a typical Semite skull, reports Esquire.
The team also said Jesus would be bearded and have short hair - likely with tight curls - in keeping with Jewish tradition.
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