A forensic expert has recreated the face of Jesus Christ using state-of-the art science. The features of the 'real' Jesus are typical of Middle Eastern Jews in the Galilee area of northern Israel. The
striking image was created by Richard Neave, a retired medical artist
from the University of Manchester, who used forensic anthropology
usually used to solve crimes to build the portrait. Are they right?
The
resulting face is a far cry from the tall, Caucasian man with light
blonde hair that is usually show in bibles and stained glass windows
throughout the world.
He used the fact that before the Crucifixion, Judas Iscariot
had to tell the soldiers who Jesus was because they could not tell him
apart from his disciples.
Neave and his research team were provided with Semite skulls from Israeli archaeologists.
They
created X-ray "slices" of the skulls and used computers to establish
the muscles and skin on a typical Semite skull, reports Esquire.
The team also said Jesus would be bearded and have short hair - likely with tight curls - in keeping with Jewish tradition.
Using
the average build of a Semite male at the time, they theorised Jesus
would likely have been just over 5ft, and since he worked outdoors as a
carpenter until he was about 30, the scientists reasoned he would be
stronger and more weather-beaten than usually depicted.
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