Jesus Christ And Long Hair

[Aliwe]

Paul wasn't talking of what grew naturally, he was talking of masculine nature. In the Roman world, to let hair grow long was effeminate, an indication of homosexuality, of allowing one's self to be used like a woman. This was considered a disgrace, a man trying to play the role of a woman, a Roman form of hello, sailor.

But it's considered a disgrace in the context of the Roman culture, there's no objective natural disgrace involved, if such a thing is even possible.

[Robert F. Smith]

John the Baptist probably followed Nazarite rules and had long hair, and Jesus was associated with John's sect. But unlike John, Jesus was not a Nazarite or any kind of ascetic. Jesus partied and drank wine freely, and ate communal feasts with his disciples, and was willing to touch lepers, menstruating women, and the dead.

We might be able to infer that Jesus had a full beard and sidelocks, which is one possible interpretation of passages in Leviticus 19:27. At the very least, Jesus probably had sidelocks and sideburns, but probably sidelocks and a full beard.

Given Paul's statement about long hair for men in 1 Cor. 11:14, it seems reasonable to infer that other than the possible sidelocks, Jesus had short hair. Paul was raised in Jerusalem, and his life overlapped that of Jesus, so he would have been familiar with Jewish custom of the era, and according to that cultural outlook, long hair on men and short haircuts for women were considered shameful. Verse 7 also apparently implies that Jesus didn't wear a turban or scarf, because Paul considered head coverings on men to be shameful.

I don't think that any of the above catacombs paintings shed any light on what Jesus looked like. These are Roman Christians, who followed Roman custom. Jesus was a Jew from Galilee.

d'accord, and not only because of that, but also because of Mormon esoterica.

[volgadon]

But it's considered a disgrace in the context of the Roman culture, there's no objective natural disgrace involved, if such a thing is even possible.

The context is Roman culture, not a scientific discussion of the growth of hair. Paul's concern was for men not to disgrace their masculine nature by acting as women.