The popular belief that Jesus was a white guy with facial hair dressed in a white or cream robe is common amongst most people today. We think this because all of us have seen paintings characterizing depicting him like this. But is this true? Joan Taylor who is a historian and holds a professorship at Kings College has announced that she is in possession of proof that this is most definitely not what the King of Kings looked like.
Is There Any Proof Of What Jesus Actually Looked Like
Why do painters throughout history depict him like this?
If Jesus did not look like this during his lifetime why have the majority of painters adopted this look for him? As it turns out, the painters centuries ago made their living painting many different gods and as time went on and the Messiah became the most well-known of them, his painters attributed the same visage to him.
Why Do Painters Throughout History Depict Him Like This
