Why do christians believe that jesus was white?

Answer 1

Not all. Only those who would rather die than worship someone who looks Arab.

Answer 2

He may have been 'white looking'. None of us know. I have seen on the 'history type channels ' renditions of Jesus appearing as a thought to be stereotypical Jewish person from Israel at that time. I do find a question that arises with that though. We can think that Mary was the typical appearing Jew back then, but what did God bring into play? We don't know!

So since there really isn't anything to guide us to thinking that he looked too different-- like a scripture that says he was really tall, or a smaller than 'normal' man, then I think that it's safe to assume that he looked not too much different than other men; that is, there was no attribute to his physical nature other than he appeared to be without blemishes, since the type of the Passover lamb had to be without blemish-- carrying that physical attribute to the manifestation of Jesus. Yet he had a scar before his crucifixion-- he was circumcised after all.

I think that the main reason why he appears in movies as white is that it sells more movies, and most of the actors are quite good, I think.

Answer 3

a million. Why might i think of that Jesus became white? I even have on no account met anyone who concept that Jesus became white. 2. i'm no longer killing any Iraqis. I even have been an outspoken opponent of the conflict from the commencing up. 3. what's your factor? by the form, all of the "previous photographs" that portray Jesus as white are from the final one hundred years or so. Medieval and Renaissance icons depicted Jesus as the different Mediterranean guy or woman, and earlier that he became consistently portrayed as center-jap, with dark epidermis and dark hair. The oldest Christian icons depicted him as a in many cases Roman guy, beardless and with short hair.

Answer 4

None of the writers of the New Testament bothered to describe what Jesus looked like. I think that's significant. Evidently, they felt that physical appearance was a totally irrelevant and unimportant issue. Why, then, does society continue to make such a big thing out of looks? Probably Jesus looked like a typical middle-eastern man, but whether he was tall or short or muscular or wiry or anything else is beside the point. As to depictions of him as looking European, that is just the wish to identify more closely with him by making him look familiar. European artists make him light-skinned, African artists make him dark-skinned, and Latino artists make him medium-brown. Since we don't know what he looked like, every artist is free to imagine him as looking like his own neighbors.

Answer 5

You're not a christian are you? Either that or you believe all the stuff that appears in magazines,books,TV.,etc. I consider myself a "christian", and I've always known he had to be olive skined. The region he was born in shows his nationality-look it up. Hope that helps.

Answer 6

There is not much reference to Jesus skin color in the Bible, but it is based on his human bloodline--Jewish. He is probably what may be referred to as fair or light-skinned, as opposed to white.

His mother, Mary, was a descendent of Shem. Shem was Noah's son. Shem was father of all Jews.

Answer 7

They do? Odd - he was a Mediterranean Jew - probably olive skinned, black hair and not really very much about him would stand out.

Funny what media and the arts does to our impressions.

Answer 8

I didn't realize that Christians did believe this. Most likey he was olive skinned.

Answer 9

I believe he was Jewish, because if he wasn't, then why in the bible he was called "The King of Jews".

Answer 10

No according to Muhammad (pbuh) description he was red,(he saw him during his journey to heaven.)