It's hard to say, because there are no paintings or sculptures from this period depicting the growth of Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many historians believe that Jesus, based on Old Testament passages and Jewish tradition, was between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-8 at the time of his death. However, while being physically short in our era is not uncommon (in fact, some 23% people are shorter than we are), it would have been rare in Jesus' time - even if there is little evidence of what he actually looked like. He may also have been taller than we think, since he came from the royal line of David, which was known for its more substantial stature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Jews who settled in Rome centuries after the life of Jesus were, again, usually six feet tall if they were men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesus is often depicted as tall. However, some depictions of Jesus differ - in some paintings he is shorter and more stocky than in modern interpretations, or he is depicted as extremely tall with a halo over his head. It is difficult to say which portrait is the correct one, since there are so many differences in the appearance of Jesus even within works of art depicting the story of the same narrative event.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It's hard to say, because there are no paintings or sculptures from this period depicting Jesus' height. Many historians believe that Jesus, based on Old Testament passages and Jewish tradition, was between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-8 at the time of his death. However, while being physically short in our era is not uncommon (in fact ...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chrystus"],"yoast_head":"\n