Was Jesus Christs hairstyle normal for his time?
Table Of Content The Old Testament Reason number 2: Christ didn’t stand out from the crowd Portraits of Mary in the Gospels Question of the Week Becoming Christians However, despite a certain level of ignorance, the Bible makes some statements about hair and its length that might be of help to us. I do not include in these statements the directions to the Nazarites (Numbers 6) or the stories of Samson or Absalom. Though these stories and instructions do show us that it was different enough for a man to have long hair that special note was made of the fact. Stories, by nature, do not make a special point of things that are normal, but only of things that are different. Therefore, the instructions for the Nazarites and to Samson to grow their hair long are in scripture because that was not normally done. How does Jesus’ hair influence our understanding of Christian theology? The Old Testament We have examined archaeological and textual evidence, biblical references, artistic de...