[xzins]

In his early-third-century polemic "On the Flesh of Christ," Tertullian was so insistent on Jesus' humanity that he said Jesus' "body did not reach even to human beauty, to say nothing of heavenly glory."

Isaiah prophesied of the suffering servant: Isaiah 53 2For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him.

I interpret that to be: "He wasn't well-built or handsome so that those would be reasons people would desire to follow him."

Tertullian tracks with Isaiah.

Isaiah suggests Jesus would be average or less in looks.

God wanted people fascinated with his WORDS and not with his physical beauty. (Perhap another reason why short, little, beauty-challenged Zachaeus might have been so excited about seeing Jesus that he climbed a tree.)

It just makes sense to me.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for the insight! I imagine when we meet Him, we'll be so overwhelmed with His love, we'll barely notice His appearance.

[Cvengr]

I've also seen some doctrines asserting that since He was perfect in humanity and divine attributes, that his appearance was closer to that of a NFL linebacker, but without any broken bones.

[Blessed]

>I interpret that to be: "He wasn't well-built or handsome so that those would be reasons people would desire to follow him." <

I would agree. I also believe he would have been short in statue with Semitic features.He was a carpenter so I suspect he had strong calloused hands and forearms not delicate and effeminate as some would portray him.The key is the concept that he would have never made it as a TV Preacher or a democratic candidate for the presidency.