Posted on 02/12/2018 10:55:41 AM PST by nickcarraway
The Bible depicts him as wearing a large shawl called mantle and a Jewish tallith.
Jesus lived around two millennia ago and while a large number of people follow him there are still those discussing several aspects of his life including what he looked like. Everything from the colour of his skin to facial hair are up for debate as he is depicted as having long hair and dressed in elaborate robes in popular culture.
A new study claims to have decoded how Jesus dressed as it says that his clothing would be considered shabby and unkempt today. A recreation based on an ancient skull in 2001 showed a stocky man with an olive skin tone.
Meanwhile the image of a man with long hair, fair skin and blue eyes has become accepted as the representation of Jesus over the years. The Bible depicts him as wearing a large shawl called mantle and a Jewish tallith.
He walked in sandals and wore a tunic which for men ended just below the knees and not at the ankles. Only the rich back then wore long tunics.
Tie-dye T-shirt and baggy shorts to go with His Birkenstock sandals....
Yup. A full-length tunic was not practical for guys who had to work for a living.
Good points. Well done.
Jesus wore good quality clothes, probably because he had many rich followers.
You make excellent points.
When cloth had to be spun and woven by hand, cloths were very pricey. It likely took a month of handwork to make a robe, at minimum.
They divided My GARMENTS among themselves and threw dice for My CLOTHING.”
Thoughts anyone?
Levi’s jeans. (And in some churches, long long tails. Ear rings, hippy beads , and all draped in a great big homosexual flag shawl. And yes, sandals with flowers in the buckles. ). Perhaps it’s good that some churches still follow the rules against making or praying to icons or images. Can you imagine what kind of Jesus statue pope Francis would have? I can. See above ....
He wore a suit and tie and carried a King James Bible.
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That was for formal occasions, else he just wore a plain, collared blue shirt and jeans ...
Ignorant. The tallith did not become traditional and common among the Jews until about the first century. It was unlikely that traditional Jews used them regularly around the time of Jesus.
“Jesus dressed like a Jew.”
Cool. I know some good lookin’ Jews!
Has anyone told the Pope this?
“Study claims” is cr@p.
“A white sport coat and a pink carnation”
The assumption is that common attire in the time of Jesus was a four-cornered tunic for everyone, to which the Jews were commanded to attach specific fringes.
I was under the impression that the “hem” mentioned on Jesus’ garments was understood to be those special fringes, indicating a four-corned tunic. (Not sure where I heard that, now that I think about it).
When the tunic was no longer the ordinary attire, Jews did indeed adopt a special four-cornered small tunic (tallit) such as would be proper for attaching the special fringes. Every observant Jewish male still wears those.
A recreation based on an ancient skull...
Maybe, like that game the Afghans play with a
dead goat?
(On the golf course)
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Fake news is in vogue!
Yeshua wore a “talit.”
It is a garment that is well described in scripture.
This article is a poor substitute for Toilet paper.
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>> “ A recreation based on an ancient skull in 2001 showed a stocky man with an olive skin tone.” <<
Nonsense!
Yeshua was a descendent of David, a fair skined redhead.
The olive skined Hebrews were descendents of the Egyptians that had joined Israel when they crossed the Red Sea into Arabia.
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Yes. But he blew it off.
It is correct that the Jews were commanded to attach tassels to the fringes of their garments, as a way to set themselves apart - literally to be "holy" (Deuteronomy 22:12 and Numbers 15:39).
As a matter of fact, the Pharisees would attach extra-long tassels to their garments, to show that they were holiER. Jesus laughed and ridiculed them for that. (Matt 23:5) However, we can guess that Jesus himself did have tassels affixed to his clothing, just not as ostentatious or presumptuous as those worn by the Pharisees.
That tassel also may have been what the woman cursed with blood touched when she was looking for his grace and healing.
No Romans there.
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