What did Jesus look like?
Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- 1 Behold the Man? The Missing Picture of Jesusâ Appearance -- Gospel Jesus -- Physiognomy -- Not Beholding Jesus -- A Journey Back to the Beginning -- 2 The European Jesus Th...
| Summary: | Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- 1 Behold the Man? The Missing Picture of Jesusâ Appearance -- Gospel Jesus -- Physiognomy -- Not Beholding Jesus -- A Journey Back to the Beginning -- 2 The European Jesus The Letter of Lentulus -- Jesus with the Light-Brown Hair -- The Emerald Vernicle -- European Jesus -- Jesus the Jew -- Sallmanâs Jesus -- Conclusions -- 3 True Image The Legend of Veronica -- Veronica -- From Painting to Print -- Berenice and the Sculpture of Paneas -- Conclusions -- 4 Jesusâ Self-Portrait Acheropitae -- In Rome: the Lateran Acheropita -- In Constantinople: The Mandylion -- Other Early Acheropitae -- The Turin Shroud: the Sudarium -- Conclusions -- 5 Christ Almighty The Byzantine Cosmocrator -- Christ as Enthroned Cosmocrator -- Christ Giving the Law and the Keys -- Conclusions -- 6 Boy Wonder The Young God -- Young Jesus -- Young God -- The Good Shepherd -- Jesus in Dura Europos -- The Earliest Depiction of Jesus? -- Conclusions -- 7 New Moses The Miracle-Maker -- Jesus the Miracle-Maker -- Conclusions -- 8 Beards and Basics The Philosopher -- The Look of the Philosopher -- Bearded Philosophers -- Jesus the Philosopher -- Enthroned God or Seated Philosopher? -- Jesus the Crucified Philosopher -- Conclusions -- 9 Ugly or Unkempt? The Wandering Vagabond -- Jesus: Ugly and Short -- Jesus as a Philosopher -- The Polymorphous Jesus -- Unkempt Jesus -- Conclusions -- 10 Flesh and Bones Ethnicity, Height, Age and Hair -- Jesus the Judaean -- Height -- Appearance -- Age -- Hair -- Physique -- Conclusions -- 11 Top to Toe Dressing Jesus -- First-Century Wear: Long Robes? -- Judaean Clothing -- Teaching on Clothing -- Jewish Dress -- Jesusâ Execution -- Dressing Jesus -- 12 What Jesus Looked Like -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
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| ISBN: | 0567671496 |