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Why Don’t The Gospels Describe Jesus’ Appearance?

Alex O'Connor 200,098 8 months ago
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Subscribe to Behind the Gospels: https://www.behindthegospels.com/ To donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic - VIDEO NOTES John Nelson earned a PhD in New Testament and Christian Origins from the University of Edinburgh in 2023. His thesis is the first book-length study of Jesus' physical appearance in the Gospels. He runs a weekly Substack called "Behind the Gospels" which aims to make Biblical studies accessible to all. - TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 01:44 Does God Look Like Elon Musk? 04:52 Jesus Christ’s Physical Appearance 08:30 Was Jesus Short? 17:49 Where Else is His Appearance Spoken Of? 23:00 Intentionally Withholding Physical Descriptions 28:53 Imagining Christ in Different Ethnicities 32:48 Is it Significant That Jesus is a Man? 37:35 Should We Depict Jesus? 45:42 Could Jesus Have Been Disabled? 53:29 What Did Jesus Wear? 59:29 Is it Inappropriate to Fixate on Christ’s Appearance? 1:03:27 Where to Find John - SPECIAL THANKS A special thanks to my top-tier supporters on Patreon: Tom Rindell James Younger, DDS - CONNECT My Website: https://www.alexoconnor.com SOCIAL LINKS: Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskeptic Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskeptic TikTok: @CosmicSkeptic The Within Reason Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACT Business email: [email protected] Or send me something: Alex O'Connor Po Box 1610 OXFORD OX4 9LL ENGLAND ------------------------------------------

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