by villabolo 35 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
I recall some time ago reading a book (I forgot the title) that stated that there was an early Church tradition about Jesus being deformed. One source described him as being 3 cubits tall-4 1 / 2 feet (males at that time and region were on average 5'4"), hunchbacked, long face with a unibrow that made him look terrifying when he looked at you.
I was wondering if any of our scholars, Leolaia or Narkissos are familiar with this issue and perhaps enlighten us with some references.
villabolo
I doubt a unibrow would even have been noticed back then, i.e different standards of grooming, and it WAS the middle east, so that to begin w/ makes the description suspect.
Avishai: "I doubt a unibrow would even have been noticed back then . . ."
Yes, I do realize that unibrows were somewhat common in the middle east like they are among people of Arabic descent but I believe the point that the authors had in mind was the impression of the whole face.
villabolo
So why did Judas have to betray him with a kiss, instead of just saying "He's the hunchbacked dwarf with the unibrow"?
It's an idea falsely attributed to Josephus:
Tenebreux: 'So why did Judas have to betray him with a kiss, instead of just saying "He's the hunchbacked dwarf with the unibrow"?'
That's a good question. Although I believe that Jesus was a historical figure I am a Skeptic who takes all scriptures with a grain of salt. It's possible that the betrayal or portions of it was a fictional story for some reason. Since the evidence for his description seems so scanty I was calling out to our scholars here at JWN and see if they knew anything about this.
villabolo
Think again!
Remember this?
Sylvia
You will notice that nowhere in any of the books and letters of the NT do you see any physical description of ANYONE.
But he probably look like this:
I think you're thinking of Richard III
