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I have heard speculation about Jesse's appearance. One was that, Jesus could have been a Nazarene so He probably had long hair. Is this an accurate assumption?
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Well since my name is Jesse and I have long hair, I will say yes he did (and does) lol.
On a serious note, virtually every physical depiction of Jesus from the earliest points in Christian History depicts him with both Long hair and a beard.
On a serious note, virtually every physical depiction of Jesus from the earliest points in Christian History depicts him with both Long hair and a beard.
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Always interesting to see what Landover Baptist Church has to say on the matter in response to a letter on this.
Landover Baptist Church said:Why Did Jesus Have Long Hair Like a Homo?
Dear Paster,
Last weak at homeskool, me and my bruther was lookin at some pitchures of Jezus, and we sawed he had reel long hairs on his haid. He looks like my sister, Suzanna Beth. I askded my teachur (momma) if that means Jezus were a gay old butt-sniffin' homo like my momma's cousin, "Gay Bobby," cause neither of theys never got marryed. But my momma did'nt no the anser. Can you pleaze tell us?
Yours in Criyst Jezus,
- Billy-Joe
Dear Billy-Joe,
God bless you, young man, and thank you for bringing up this important question. I understand it can be difficult when you see all those photographs of Jesus in your Children's Bible and wonder whether you're gazing upon our Beloved Savior, or just some scruffy hustler swishing along in the Wigstock Parade.
Add to that Jesus’ effeminate yearnings for such staples of the homosexual agenda as so-called “peace,” “love,” and “compassion,” and it’s perfectly understandable how an good, decent, conservative youngster like yourself would start to out-and-out DESPISE the Lord.
Fortunately, there are perfectly rational reasons for why the earliest known photographs of Jesus show him with girlishly elongated hairs.
First, what you must understand is that after Jesus accepted himself as Lord and Savior, and became the first Christian - what do you think was the first thing he did? I'll give you a hint - It is a tradition that we here at Landover Baptist carry on to this very day! It is the first thing the Holy Ghost whispers into your ear, the minute you get saved. That's right, Billy-Joe. Jesus got a haircut.
The reason you see so many pictures of Jesus with long hair is because those pictures were drawn by unsaved people. Most of them were drawn by hell-bound, pasta-slurping, Mary-worshipping, hell-bound Catholics.
Jesus had short hair, Billy-Joe. And He was always clean-shaven for the last three years of His life here on Earth. Can you imagine how painful it must have been for Him to pluck His nose hairs with a wooden tweezers? He did it for you, Billy. He did it because He loves you, not the way a homosexual loves another man, but the way a Father loves his son. And you must follow His example.
If the false images of Jesus with long hair are a stumbling block for you, then just tear them out of your Bible. For a more accurate example of what Jesus would look like if He were walking amongst us today, just gaze on the portrait of our Godly President, George W. Bush, hanging in the main sanctuary.
If you'd like to have the pictures of Jesus in your Bible replaced with photographs of President Bush, then ask your mother to contact Youth Pastor Geoffrey Weaver. We have printed out several thousand copies of a new children's Bible with the pictures already replaced.
God Bless You,
- Pastor
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I'm not sure, but I read somewhere that Jesus didnt actually have long hair, or at least not as long as we think. I know its in the Bible somewhere - just not sure where - that it says jewish men aren't supposed to have long hair. And that the early paintings were made to match the style of the day, long hair.
Just what I've read.
Just what I've read.
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If you believe the Shroud of Turin was the burial cloth of Jesus, then you could say that, yes he had rather long hair. Here is one description:
"The man has a beard, and his shoulder-length hair includes the sidelocks and unplaited ponytail typical of a first-century orthodox Jew."
more info:
http://shroudofjesus.com/page7.html
"The man has a beard, and his shoulder-length hair includes the sidelocks and unplaited ponytail typical of a first-century orthodox Jew."
more info:
http://shroudofjesus.com/page7.html
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NeoScribe said:
Given that Levitical law requires jewish men to NOT cut the hairs from the sides of their heads I find what you said to be quite confusing.
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I think you're referring to the place where Paul asks a rhetorical question: 1 Corinthians 11:14 Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him? 15 But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering.NeoScribe said:
I think long and short must be relative terms here because it was customary for a male Jew in Jesus' day to wear his hair shoulder length. The women may have been wearing their hair very long (by today's standards) like down to their waist.
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People have often confused the term "Nazarene", which denotes the hometown of Jesus, with the term "Nazarite" which was a name given to those to took a religious vow to abstain from such things as wine, and from cutting their hair.
Jesus was a Nazarene. Therefore no long hair.
Jesus was a Nazarene. Therefore no long hair.
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Is that in the Bible, or was that one of the man-made rules? And if it is in the Bible, do you know where? Just curious.Nickolai said:
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Here is an interesting article on the subject.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3958241.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3958241.stm
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Iron Lion said:
Of course I do. It is one of the funniest sites on the web. What is even funnier is the number of people, especially Baptists, who think it is real.
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The earliest known image of Jesus is a fresco of the healing of the paralytic at Dura-Europos (c.230-40).
Jesus first appears with a beard in the late 4th century (and then not consistently).
http://www.religionfacts.com/jesus/image_gallery.htm
Jesus first appears with a beard in the late 4th century (and then not consistently).
http://www.religionfacts.com/jesus/image_gallery.htm
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But how can that be an actual image of Jesus? Someone who lived 200 years later surely doesn't know what He looked like, does he?adam332 said:
The Shroud of Turin is an actual photograph of Jesus onto a cloth, actually, the cloth acted as the film, preserving a negative image.
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They have it dated to the time of Jesus' death- which would be accurate if it actually is the burial shroud of Jesus- which I believe it is.KerrMetric said:
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