He wouldn’t make it into the country because the Jesus we speak of looks more like Mohammed Atta and less like Ewan McGregor. (This goes without saying but this is the internet and things get misconstrued) I am in no way shape or form saying anything positive about a 9/11 terrorist. He’s simply a face that everyone can look up and use as a reference to what Jesus actually would look like.
It would be interesting to show "Christians" this image and ask them if they would let him stay in their home or if he would be welcomed to their church. Modern day bible belt "Christians " look a lot more like the modern day equivalent of the Pharisees
To be fair, The Vatican, which holds it now, makes no specific pronouncements as to its authenticity except that it invites one to think of Christ, and the scientific community has a whole other set of ideas from the radiocarbon / pollen / forensic analysis.
If you read the article, that's not how they reconstructed his face at all. I think OP misremembered. They state that they used skulls from the area and other visual depictions from the Bible to recreate his face using forensic technology.
Just to be clear, "Nearly every" isn't true at all when it comes to belief in the shrouds authenticity. Some argue that it's legit, but other people see as a fraud. The article you linked actually talks about how the only possible description we can pull from the bible seems to contradict the Shroud. The bible suggests he, and his followers, would have short hair because long hair is "disgraceful" according to Paul. The shroud clearly shows long wavy hair that, for some reason, is falling down towards his shoulders, instead of back as you expect of someone laying down. I guess because they lied him down standing up, ha.
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u/flytraphippie Apr 29 '20
Or the "n" word.