Christ's radiance within the Transfiguration says greater than we expect.
Jesus Christ might be probably the most well-known man who ever lived. His picture is all over the place. However what did the God-Man of Nazareth actually appear to be?
We frequently envision a selected “look” primarily based on creative renderings we've seen, however many of those designs are influenced by the artist's tradition. And whereas we are able to assume sure visible options primarily based on the time and tradition during which Jesus lived, there may be little specific proof for these assumptions. Actually, the Bible tells us little or no about Jesus' look.
Apart from Isaiah's comment that “he had no magnificence or majesty” (Is. 53:2), the Scriptures by no means inform us how tall Jesus was, what his hair was, his physique kind, the colour of his eyes, what sort of garments he wore , and even the colour of his pores and skin.
It’s considerably sudden that the Bible doesn’t touch upon the physicality of Jesus, as a result of at the moment an individual's bodily look typically corresponded to his character traits. Historic authors would possibly word elements of their predominant character's look to spotlight or define one thing about them.
For instance, the Previous Testomony tells us that King Saul was “as good-looking a younger man as could possibly be discovered wherever in Israel, and he was a head taller than anybody else” (1 Sam 9:2) and King David “radiated with well being and had an attractive look and delightful options” (1 Sam 16:12). Every of those descriptions signaled their heroic and royal enchantment to the individuals of Israel.
The New Testomony narrative focuses solely on Jesus' look on the Transfiguration (see parallel accounts in Matt 17:1–8; Mark 9:2–8; Luke 9:28–36; 2 Peter 1:16–20). And though there's so much…
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