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| Richard Neave created the “Black Jesus” portrait for a BBC series more than a decade ago. |
December 15, 2015, NewsCrunch
Ever wondered how Jesus Christ actually looked? He was definitely not a Caucasian, who came with white skin, blue eyes and flowing blonde hair.
A former professor at Manchester University, Richard Neave, has provided the closest representation of how Jesus Christ may have looked using forensic techniques.
He worked with three skulls found at Israeli archaeological sites and used computerized tomography to evaluate their thickness and possible skin and muscles patterns on the face.
He also drew inputs from other sources –ancient drawings to determine the colour of Christ’s hair and Bible passages that mention their length.
The image, he developed, depicts a “Black Jesus” with short hair, muscular build, broad nose and tan skin.
While we may never get to know how Jesus actually looked, Richard Neave’s depiction is probably closer to truth than the White Jesus we are used to.
Richard Neave created the “Black Jesus” portrait for a BBC series more than a decade ago. For some reason social media took fancy and started trending it again.