Is Jesus really african amerian or dark skinned as they say so?

Question

Cuz that is what i've heard, even though surely all the paintings show Jesus was actually white-american.

Answer 1

While on Earth, Jesus was surely dark skinned given the area He lived. I'm sure He didn't look like one of the Bee Gees.

Now color is meaningless because He is for all races and creeds.

Answer 2

Hello, Jebus:

About 20 years ago they did some genetic back-tracking and found our genes originated in a form similar to those of South Africa. Who knows? Of course Jesus had God's genes, and Revelation describes the resurrected Jesus as follows:

"And in the midst of the seven candlesticks [one] like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
"His head and [his] hairs [were] white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes [were] as a flame of fire;
And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters" (Revelation 1:13-15).

Although many First Century writers talk of seeing pictures or sculptures of Jesus, some even in color, only one survives, and it is posted on the Internet: http://www.revelado.org/likeness.htm

Just what was His mission, find out in the only part of the Bible that says: These words are sealed up and closed until the end of the days at www.revelado.org/revealed.htm

Blessings and AGAPE love, One-Way

Answer 3

As who says so? He was definitely not African American, because he was not american!!!!!!! Neither was he white American!!!!! Why does everything have to be American? He was Semitic - of the tribe of Judah, living in the Middle East. So we would have called him basically white, but probably much darker skinned than us Anglo Saxons. (That's basically English people). The pictures of a blonde haired blue-eyed Jesus are rather unrealistic. He most likely would have had dark hair, brown eyes, and a tanned coloured skin.

Answer 4

There is a valid reason why the physical features of Jesus are never disclosed in the Bible. Clearly it is his message and example that we are supposed to be concerning ourselves with, not his race or appearance.
However, Jesus lineage is very clearly stated in Matthew chapter 1 and Luke chapter 3. He was of Jewish decent and would have resembled his mother. So Jesus was neither black (from the line of Noah's son Ham) or white (decedents of Noah's son Japheth), but Jewish (from the line of Shem, or Semitic.)
Have a good day!

Answer 5

Jesus was Jewish of the line of King David from the house of Judah, so he would have skin color like them, the bible say's David was ruddy complected so he may have had lighter skin to med. Most Jewish people have med. olvie skin tone he may have had that but only those who seen him first hand would really know. .
People tend to paint a picture of there own race maybe that's why he's portraited Caucasian, but what dose the skin color matter, as he said" it's not the outside of the cup but whats on the inside that matters"

Answer 6

Jesus was Semitic not white nor black.He is portrayed as white because whites wanted him to appear the same as them.This is a cultural contamination to express white superiority.Semites have olive colored skin and thick black bushy hair.Since Jesus worked as a carpenter he probably had a robust appearance.Jesus was a working man and I am sure that he did not wear silk robes.

Answer 7

Of course, I am atheist. But, knowing the region in which he called home, the moderately brown haired, fair skinned man you see in the pictured would probably not be that accurate.

And, he wouldn't have been anything "American", as there was no America at that point in history. If you're asking if he was African, or black. Not likely. He would have been of Middle Easter heritage.

Answer 8

No one really knows what Jesus really looked like. All we know for sure is that he was Jewish.

The reason why the paintings show that is because they're all done by Caucasians who project what they believe to be Jesus who is supposed to be the perfect human being, hence the good-looking Caucasian.

Answer 9

First of all, Jesus was neither African nor American...

(P.S. All the paintings were done by white Europeans. Coincidence?)

Answer 10

MAAT: Professor Geoghagen, why don't I just start with the question before us: Was Jesus a Black man?

Geoghagen: Yes, unequivocally and beyond a shadow of doubt, Jesus was a black man and there is much evidence to substantiate this. However, before I discuss this evidence, I would like to consider in some detail who Jesus was and to focus on the history of Christianity because Jesus' blackness will not be fully understood or accepted without this background.

http://www.melanet.com/clegg_series/wasjesusblack.html