The first source of evidence comes from The Archko
Volume (or the Archaeological Writings of the Sanheidrim & Talmuds of
the Judeans). These are the Official Documents made in These Courts in the days
of Jesus Christ; translated by Drs. McIntosh and Twyman in 1887 of the Antiquarian
Lodge, Genoa, Italy, From Manuscripts in Constantinople and the Records of the Senatorial
Docket taken from the Vatican in Rome; Published by Keats Publishing (1975).
Chapter V -
Gamaliel - Interview With Joseph And Mary And
Others Concerning Jesus; The hagiographa or holy writings, found in the St.
Sophia Mosque at Constantinople, made by Gamaliel, in the Talmuds of the Jews,
27 B.C. It seems Gamaliel was sent by the Sanhedrim to interrogate Joseph and
Mary in regard to this child Jesus. Gamaliel is recorded as reporting:
I found Joseph and Mary in the land of Mecca. ...Joseph
is a wood-workman. He is very tall. His hair looks as though it might have been dark
auburn when young. His eyes are grey, Jesus, He is the picture of his mother, only
He has not her smooth, round face. His hair is a little more golden than hers, though
it is as much from sunburn as anything else. He is tall. His visage is thin and of
a swarthy complexion, though this is from exposure.His eyes are large
and soft blue, the lashes are long and his eyebrows are large.
The Archo Volume, further records a description
of Jesus Christ in Chapter VIII - Valleus‘s Notes.
— Acta Pilati, or Pilate 'A Report to Caesar of the Arrest, Trial, and Crucifixion
of Jesus'.
Among the various rumors that came to my ears there was
one in particular that attracted my attention. A young man, it was said, had appeared
in Galilee preaching with a noble function a new law in the name of the God that
had sent him. At first I was apprehensive that his design was to stir up the people
against the Romans, but my fears were soon dispelled. Jesus of Nazareth spoke rather
as a friend of the Romans than of the Judeans. One day in passing by the place of
Siloe, where there was a great concourse of people, I observed in the midst of the
group a young man who was leaning against a tree, calmly addressing the multitude.
I was told it was Jesus. This I could have easily suspected, so great was the difference
between him and those listening to him. His golden-colored hair and beard gave to
his appearance a celestial aspect. He appeared to be about thirty years of age. Never
had I seen a sweeter or more serene countenance.
One final historically recorded description of Christ
which shall be mentioned is to be found in a letter written to the monarch of Rome
by Publius Lentrelus who was a resident of Judea in the days of Tiberius Caesar.
This letter first appeared in the writings of Saint Anselm of Canterbury in the eleventh
century A.D.
There lives at this time in Judea a man of singular virtue
whose name is Jesus Christ... his followers love and adore him as the offspring of
the Immortal God. He calls back the dead from the graves and heals all sorts of diseases
with a word, or a touch. He is a tall man, well-shaped, and of an amiable and reverend
aspect; his hair of a color that can barely be matched, falling into graceful curls,
waving about and very agreeable.... His forehead high, large and imposing, his cheeks
without spot or wrinkle, beautiful with a lovely red; his nose and mouth formed with
exquisite symmetry; his beard and of a color suitable to his hair...his eyes bright
and blue, clear and serene. Look innocent, dignified, manly, and mature; his arms
and hands delectable to behold. (Taken from page 75, Appendix B of The
Resurrection Tomb, by E. Raymond Capt.)
