With light hair and eyes, white skin, this is how Jesus is depicted in most images. Moreover, it is in this way that parishioners, religious and others recognize it. Was this really what Jesus looked like?

The New Zealand historian Joan Taylor reveals that her appearance would be with dark skin, brown eyes and short hair. According to Taylor, the well-known image of Jesus is a recreation that must have had little to do with reality..

“He probably had a dark complexion, was short and kept his hair short.., just like the other Jews of his time,” the historian revealed to the BBC.

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The Gospels do not describe him physically“They don’t say whether he was tall or short, handsome or strong,” warns Taylor, the book’s author What did Jesus look like? (What did Jesus look like?) and professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King’s College London, United Kingdom. Furthermore, he emphasizes that the only thing mentioned is his age, 30 years old.

The forensic expert in facial reconstructions Richard Neave used his scientific knowledge to create an image close to reality.

Prepared by Richard Neave.

Of three skulls from the 1st centuryof ancient inhabitants of the same region where Jesus is said to have lived, Neave and his team used 3D modeling to recreate a typical face that could very well have been that of Jesus.

CÍCERO MORAES/BBC BRASI Photo: BBC World

On the other hand, the Brazilian designer Cícero Moraes, specialist in forensic facial reconstruction, created at the request of the BBC. (JO)