The image most of us have of Jesus Christ is that of Byzantine icons, as well as the figure of Robert Powell from Franco Zeffirelli’s timeless film Jesus of Nazareth.
However, the truth is that no one knows exactly what Jesus looked like, since his outward appearance is not described in the Scriptures. In fact, there is a reason for this: Since for Christianity, the external characteristics of man, by extension, neither of the God-man, are of any importance.
Of course, in the scriptures there are some elements about Jesus, which could be used in his portrayal.
These were used by the History in Pictures page on Facebook and with the help of technology created a photo, in which the face of Christ is depicted.
Specifically, with the help of artificial intelligence and combining traditional iconography with information about Jesus’ nationality, the era and the region in which he lived, a “portrait” of Jesus Christ was created.
Most modern historians believe that Jesus, who was born in Bethlehem, an area near Jerusalem in the Middle East, was a man with dark skin tones and distinctive facial features.
However, modern depictions of Jesus, which are influenced by the Roman expression of Jesus Christ, often show him as a white man with straight hair . As you will see in the following photos , the face of Jesus Christ is very different from what we had in mind.
