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Waldemar Januszczak states that the early christians didn't know what Jesus looked like. Januszczak also says they had to improvise by basing "jesus" on the "pagan" god Apollo, Why didn't Jesus's disciples describe to others what he looked like? And why of all things use a pagan idol?

by /u/Subs-man in /r/AskHistorians

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