re: The Chosen- anyone watched this?

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And of course, their life expectancy was much shorter.

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Their life expectancy increased to about what ours is if they made it through childhood. John died about the year 100, some 70 years after the crucifixion, which would have made him about 87 years old upon his death.

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Except they did make him a little taller than the others, don't know if that was true.

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If the Shroud of Turin is authentic then that would have put Jesus at about 5'11" in height. Which would have been above average for the time period.