ClaimDoctrine changesverified1960sExplicit statement

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En mai 1968, La Tour de Garde, tout en concluant que Jésus portait la barbe, a dit que dans bien des pays une barbe 'may, in the minds of the majority, classify such a person undesirably with extremists or as rebels against society' et que les ministres de Dieu évitent donc de donner cette impression.

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Déclaration explicite · 1 mai 1968 Vérifié

En mai 1968, La Tour de Garde, tout en concluant que Jésus portait la barbe, a dit que dans bien des pays une barbe 'may, in the minds of the majority, classify such a person undesirably with extremists or as rebels against society' et que les ministres de Dieu évitent donc de donner cette impression. Source: The Watchtower, 1 mai 1968

Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : La vidéo Governing Body Update no 8 de 2023 présente 1968 comme l’année où La Tour de Garde a admis que Jésus portait la barbe et dit que les styles de toilette 'have changed over the years'.

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The Watchtower, “Questions From Readers — When Jesus Christ was a man on earth, did he wear a beard?”

1 mai 1968 · pp.286-288 · p. 288 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“In recent years in many lands a beard or long hair on a man attracts immediate notice and may, in the minds of the majority, classify such a person undesirably with extremists or as rebels against society. God's ministers want to avoid making any impression that would take attention away from their ministry or hinder anyone from listening to the truth.”

After concluding that Jesus did wear a beard, the answer explains why Witness ministers nevertheless 'strive to dress inconspicuously'.

Note de provenance et de vérification for The Watchtower, Questions From Readers — When Jesus Christ was a man on earth, did he wear a beard?

Note sur la fiabilité. Opened on wol.jw.org; wording confirmed; p. 288 from page marker.

Corroboré par. src-gbu-2023-1215-update8-beards

Notes. The 2023 GB Update itself refers to this 1968 article as the point where the organisation accepted that Jesus wore a beard.

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-w-1968-0501-qfr-beard

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