Cringe Takes on What Jesus REALLY Looked Like

In this episode, Trent rebuts extreme positions on what Jesus looked like and examines the theological implications of that issue.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Cringe Take on What Jesus Really Looked Like
01:40 Too attached to this “discovered” image of Jesus causes people to say wrong things
03:55 The “sources” used to defend AI Jesus are forgeries
04:55 Image looks different to each viewer
07:05 Private vs Public Revelation

[shmeebs]

While the "ugly brown guy" picture may not have been created to depict what Jesus specifically, that IS how people have been using that picture. I've seen tons of people and headlines claiming that picture was a depiction of what Jesus looked like.

[vinciblegaming]

What struck me is that the icons looks surprisingly similar to the shroud. What has frustrated me with the claims of leftists (which the right reacts to) is that the church white-washed Jesus.

And that’s just absolutely deserving of being pushed back on.

However, I’m not opposed to the Son of God being depicted in the individual cultures. It is good to be reminded he has his own body and visual presentation as an aspect of the true incarnation, but also we are all created in God’s image and so we all have kinship with His Son… and the cultural depictions show this.

[newglof]

Reminds me of the crying kid from SpongeBob meme.

"But I don't want to believe in Jesus!"
"Then why do you want Him to be brown?"

[toddbyrd]

The average height of men 2000 years ago was not 5'1".

[ty]

Starting OCIA today with my wife, thanks for your help getting us there Trent!

[WatchDawg]

Didn’t Jesus appear to St. Faustina and He instructed her to “paint the pattern you see here with the signature: Jesus, I trust in You.” When she first saw the original painting under her direction, she wept in disappointment and complained to Jesus: “Who will paint You as beautiful as You are?” She heard these words spoken to her, “Not in the beauty of the color, nor of the brush lies the greatness of this image, but in My grace.” Which the image now is famously associated with the prayer of using the Rosary called the Divine Mercy Chaplet!

I’ve always thought Jesus looked very closely to the vision that St. Faustina encountered

[sloanjackson]

Thank you for your grounded take. As someone who personally believes the shroud to be the burial cloth of Christ, it’s important to mention that there is not 100% certitude. it’s also refreshing to hear about artistic depictions of Christ as it is clear we can see Christ and through so many people around the world throughout history. He lives on!

[barbaralewis]

Your bothering to make this video for us is such a gift.
It is good that you give a Catholic, reasonable, facts based reflection on the physical appearance of Jesus.
Every reality about Jesus is more precious than fire tried gold.

[ApostolicZoomer]

If the Gospel writers wanted us to know what Jesus looked like, they would’ve included it in their Gospels 🤷‍♂️ turns out His teachings and deeds were more important

[EstebanGunn]

Let's remember that Christ said: “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

[OrangeMonke]

Why should these weirdos care if they don't even believe in him?

[HarveyDangerLurker]

I never really cared for what Jesus looked like.

[LayDownAndRot]

The point of questioning traditional and timeless depictions of Jesus is about questioning (poisoning) the traditional and timeless faith.

They don't care about the truth of what this or that person "actually looked like, actually". They care about destroying.

[JohnHenrysaysHi]

Missed you (though I did watch you on Catholic Answers with your recent great segment with the pulling the plug thumbnail)! Thank you, Trent! Been praying for you, your family, and everyone here in my Rosary. Hope you all have a light-filled peaceful joyful blessed week.

[dcondave]

Sure, the "official line" on the one artist conception is that it is "an average man from Gaza, " but the message that filtered down throughout the pop culture was that we were all now supposed to believe that the "real" Jesus looked like a drunken Lebanese cab driver...

[ricardoamaya]

I love Trent. But these felt like pretty weak arguments. To the point that the video seems pretty unnecessary. I 100% understand that people shouldn't feel any certainty about what the Lord looked like based on a trained model's rendering. But we're not talking about private revelation. This is something different. The shroud is public, and despite the attempts to establish doubt, there's still the miraculous aspects of it that were unaddressed. This is likely Christ's burial cloth, and it left behind an image. From that image, a deeper one was constructed. This is much different.

[alphacause]

If only people were as concerned with following Jesus' teachings as much as they are preoccupied with how he possibly looked, we would be in a better place.

[samueljennings]

I’m just happy that finally someone else is pointing out that the Letter of Lentulus was an utter fraud.

[corran]

"This image never tried to represent Jesus." 30 seconds later "Jesus probably looked something like this."
I hope my insurance covers whiplash injuries.

[dat]

I believe the shroud is authentic, and the statue they made based on the shroud looks like a middle estern man around 5' 8 or 9". Coincidentally the statue looks like Jonathan Roumie