While reading my Systematic Theology book, Quest for the Living God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of God by Elizabeth A. Johnson, my fiancé Jeff and I started talking about what Jesus looked like. We agreed that he wasn’t the long-haired, blue-eyed man that so many western artists have depicted him as. In fact, scholars have recently put together the following image using the remains of a Jewish man from the same timeframe in which Jesus lived:
Modern Reconstruction of Jesus
With all of this in mind, we set out on a Google Image quest to find different depictions of Jesus in art. We found some wonderful artwork I’d like to share with you here. Please note that I’ve tried to keep the titles true to what the images were labeled as online (all of these found through the Google Image search!). Enjoy!:
Aboriginal Easter Art from Australia
African Jesus
Arabic Madonna and Child
Depiction of Jesus from Asia
Black Jesus
Coptic Jesus
Ethiopian Jesus
Indian Madonna with Child
Traditional Western Depiction of Jesus
Jesus with Children
Madonna & Child - Apache Depiction
Native American Jesus with Children
Our Lady of China with Child Jesus
The Temptation of Jesus
