does anyone know why Jesus pbuh is portrayed as a white man?

Question

no rude racist malisios answers thank you

cavorim that was exactly the answer you hit the nailk on the head i already knew just seeing if anybody else did

Answer 1

Because thats how the artists during the renaissance imagined him to be. They are paintings - representations, a reflection of society at the time.

Answer 2

Simple: Imagine you're a medieval painter from the Middle Ages. You've never left Europe and have never seen someone from another ethnicity before. You are given the task to paint Jesus Christ. It never occurs to you that Middle Easterners have darker skin. You paint Jesus as if He were a European, for, as far as you know, that's how everyone looks! You can see how such an image would get perpetuated.

In reality, Jesus had olive skin and probably dark hair (dark brown, black) and dark eyes (brown). It is possible that He had blue or green eyes, as some Middle Easterners do have these traits. They are less likely however.

Answer 3

I have been told by many christians it might be because Christianity is viewed as a white religion so the founder has to be white. Which isn't true as Jesus was jewish

Answer 4

Because he was Jewish you muppet look at the Jews is not Steven Speilburg white. I am going to tell you something that will change your life think look at evidence use reason and logic make conclusion. Think what Jews do I know use evidence mmmm yeah thats right not hard is it

Answer 5

Man made god, in this case a white Jesus.

Answer 6

because he IS white God would never allow his son to look like one of those rag heads would he

(SORRY ) i know what you said, but i couldn`t resist it
and honest that's not what i think i know he must have been dark