I do not believe in evolution. Rather, I accept it since science states it has been demonstrated. People wearing clothes for thousands of years has made them less hairy. ChatGPT-4 has stated science has evidence supporting this. It didn't say whether or not our size has changed like you hypothesized. Giants then, like Goliath, didn't seem to be any larger than today's giants, like a Wilt Chamberlain.
Small changes in a species like ours, like losing some hair, is explained by evolution. People who believe in creation do not have an explanation for the evidence of less hair in today's people. And, they cannot deny the evidence as that would be untruthful.
What is a creationist left with for considering more hair on the created creatures of Jesus's day? They are only left with something like a baboon.
Even small changes are possible (and likely) in species. Look at all the dog and cat breeds that are only possible because of evolution.
That's the point of the article. So, no, Jesus wasn't a baboon. He was a man with a bit more hair than what men have today.
I asked ChatGPT-4 about the Temple stuff. I didn't see how it squares the creation myth with evolution.