Wouldn't you agree that Jesus and other people in the Bible would be very dark, since they are Middle Eastern? Or at least much darker than the depictions of them? What are your thoughts on this?
2007-03-15 12:40:52 · 25 answers · asked by Tina 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
By the way, this question isn't meant to offend anyone. I'm seriously just curious. It won't change my opinion at all.
2007-03-15 13:01:24 · update #1
they were probably olive skin... but... it was not important enough to say
not an issue... Jesus is for people of all shades
2007-03-15 12:46:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well doesn't the bible say that David was real light toned and would have red cheeks when he'd blush. I agree middle-easterns are generally dark but it wouldn't be impossible for Jesus to have light skin. I'm dark and I don't get red cheeks.. just a note.
2007-03-15 12:46:15 · answer #2 · answered by Borinke 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-18 11:54:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus would have had darker skin.
Important characters in people's religion always look similar to the people in their culture. Jesus is commonly depicted as a white man in the Western hemisphere because we generally have a white culture.
I'm not sure how to better explain that. :x
2007-03-15 12:46:37 · answer #4 · answered by klazzt 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It makes to me that JESUS would be darker than the blonde hair and blue eyes you see in several pictures. However, people can better relate to and sometimes feel more comfortable with people that look like them. I think that may be the reason for the different features that are on the pictures of JESUS CHRIST. Good luck and GOD bless you!
2007-03-15 12:44:40 · answer #5 · answered by keyboard 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he was Jewish. Most depictions are of a white european Jesus. This is typical of a lot of early art. Many artists had no conception of even what the land of Israle looked like, so when they painted Bible scenes, the backgrounds looked like Rome!
2007-03-15 12:44:20 · answer #6 · answered by Kevin 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe that you are correct. The common picture of Jesus that we've come to know over the past 500 years or so is due to the heavy European influence of the Church. I think you will see, with time, that the image of Jesus may change to a more correct ethnic one.
2007-03-15 12:47:14 · answer #7 · answered by irish_giant 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've seen black churches with depictions of Jesus as black. It's all your idea of what he is to you I guess.
Isn't it kind of ironic that Jesus was Middle Eastern, I mean with all that's going on with Americans hating them and claiming to love Jesus. The world is one big contradiction.
2007-03-15 12:43:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
All the representations of people from the Bible that I've seen have been with dark hair, bronze skin, and dark eyes, except for some from the Renaissance.
2007-03-15 12:52:28 · answer #9 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what most people think about the bible is actually false. in fact most christians would change religions if they thuroughly read the whole thing. did you know that christianity is NOT neccsarily monotheistic? it never says in the bible that there are no other gods. just that they dont come before yahweh. early christians worshipped many gods below yahweh. the one and only aspect was added far after the bible was ever written.
2007-03-15 13:03:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you're right. They would have darker skin and hair. But, whatever floats the artist who's depicting him's boat... Plus we're all so used to seeing him look like we think of him, that at this point, no one would know who you were painting...
2007-03-15 12:45:20 · answer #11 · answered by Flappy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋