Is a description of Jesus physical appearance found somewhere in the Bible?
No good description in the bible, but there is a description in possession of the Vatican by a Roman official who was contemporary to Jesus, Publius Lentulus, governor of Judea. Here is one of several translations (they differ considerably in details, but the genral description in the various translation I have found agree.) “This is a man of noble and well-proportioned stature, with a face full of kindness and firmness, so that the beholders both love him and fear him. His hair is the colour of wine (probably tawny) and golden at the root- straight and without lustre- but from the level of the ears curling and glossy, and divided down the centre after the fashion of the Nazarenes. His forehead is even and smooth. His face without blemish and enhanced by a tempered bloom; his countenance ingenuous and kind; his beard full, of the same colour as his hair, and forked in form; his eyes blue and extremely brilliant. In reproof and rebuke he is formidable; in exhortation and teaching gentle
Here is what the Bible tells us as regards the physical appearance of Jesus: As “the Lamb of God,” Jesus was without defect, so no doubt he was a fine-looking man. ( see John 1:29; Hebrews 7:26) He perfectly mirrored his Father, “the happy God.” See 1 Timothy 1:11; Luke 10:21; Hebrews 1:3. He evidently wore a beard, which is attested to in a prophecy concerning his suffering. See Isaiah 50:6. Even among his apostles, Jesus apparently did not stand out as being very different physically, for Judas had to betray him to his enemies with an identifying kiss. Thus, Jesus could readily blend in with the crowd. And he did, for on at least one occasion, he traveled unrecognized from Galilee to Jerusalem.—Mark 14:44; John 7:10, 11.
I have seen a quote by Publius Lentulus, (from another commentor above), that uses the terms “eyes blue and extremely brilliant”. I have seen the same discription in it’s original form using the term “eyes gray, clear, and quick”, and also “his face without spot or wrinkle, beautiful with a lovely red”. Notice that the quote above has some of this original information deleted. (I do not think it is intentional by the commentor) This is the problem with the european influence of bible scholarship. The bias of the scholar comes into play. Biblical times were very different than today. Race was not a factor. There were more attitudes toward nationalities/tribes instead of race. Jesus was obviously a jew, and a practicing one. He would look like a Palestinian of today. The only true representation of that time in our modern theater was the “Nativity Story”, but due to our society being influenced to “hate” middle easterners and consider them the face of terrorism, we cannot fathom our savi
