How Our Depiction of Jesus Changed Over 2,000 Years and What He May Have Actually Looked Like

Whether or not you believe Jesus Christ is the son of God, you probably envision him (or, if you prefer, Him) in much the same way as most everyone else does. The long hair and beard, the robe, the sandals, the beatific gaze: these traits have all manifested across two millennia of Christian art. “However, these depictions don’t exactly match the profile of a first-century Jewish carpenter from the Middle East,” says Hochelaga host Tommie Trelawny in the new video above, an inv