Is it normal to hear that jesus was 6' tall?

I like finding out how tall people are especially well known people. So I'm looking up names and having fun being surprised anyhow I come upon a site where all the goodies are, everyone I could think of had their heights listed. I was in height heaven, then I get to J and Jesus is listed as being 6' tall! I would have picked him for 5' 9" IIN?

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  • anti-hero

    There is no way of knowing that.

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    • And people were alot shorter back then.

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      • anti-hero

        He could have been 4'3 for all we know.

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        • He could have been a she!

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          • anti-hero

            That would be fine with me. Since he/she wasn't a sexual being it doesn't change the message at all.

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            • Duh.

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  • dirtybirdy

    I conceive tall men as immaculate. I would have nailed him. Well, the thought would cross my mind anyway.

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    • NeuroNeptunian

      XD I get it.

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    • myboyfriendsbitch

      I thought I was he only one who is sexually attracted to Jesus :D

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    • Jeaneathean

      Funny!

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  • AssBurgers

    I heard Santa was rather rotund.

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    • DandyElfman

      Santa is not jesus.

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      • charli.m

        Says you...

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        • DandyElfman

          So why do you believe that Santa is Jesus?

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          • charli.m

            Santa got splinters on the cross, so for xmas I gave him some tweezers.

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            • DandyElfman

              Santa does not exists anymore. He was based on a rich guy who gave to the poor. I don't think he is still alive today. You know those are probobly your parents putting gifts under your tree. Though it is in fact possible to travel around the world in a day how would he know who has been naughty and nice? So do you have any real reason for believing Santa and Jesus are the same person? Did you find Jesus? If you believe you have some evidence I would like to see it. I don't think either figure still exist anymore. At this point they are nothing but stories.

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            • KaffeInjection

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      • AssBurgers

        I didn't say he was :/

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  • myboyfriendsbitch

    Perhaps that figure is derived from the common elongation of Christ's body throughout art history.

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  • dappled

    There is no mention in the bible of him being tall and 5'9" would have been very tall indeed at that time. Likewise, when we think of Napoleon as short and often go on about the "short man syndrome" he was actually of perfectly average height for his time and is only short compared to today's heights (which is obviously not a valid comparison).

    An average man around Jesus' time would have been about 5'3".

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    • VioletTrees

      Yes! Jesus was probably mad short. If he'd been really tall (which 5'9 would've been at that time, and 6' would've been freakishly so), it probably would've been mentioned at some point.

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  • NeuroNeptunian

    Which site is it? I too like knowing how tall people are and I too would have pegged Jesus for around 5'9". But that's probably because I heard it on an episode of South Park and it kind of stuck with me.

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    • Astrotheme. It's an astrology site but it lists heights and other interesting information.

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      • DandyElfman

        I heard he was probobly a lot shorter. Since people back in that time were very short. Which is assumed to be the horrible nutrition and lack of good medical care.

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  • wistfulmaiden

    wha?

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  • MonAmour

    Jesus also typically requested people donate three dollars and fifty cents.

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  • Jeaneathean

    If the Turin Shroud is to be believed, he was 5'7".

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  • saddenedunicorn

    Santa is 4'0. True story *tilts glass*

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