I just read a post from Sane which read:
"I would not hold my breath waiting for the real racists to apologize for anything. Oh, and Jesus was white"
Sorry to break the news to you but Jesus didn't catch a train down to Israel after he was born...he was born there and was not European but Middle Eastern meaning he had brown skin. You're dreaming if you think Jesus looks like all those pictures you see with him portrayed as fair-skinned (European).
2007-05-31 10:47:25 · 18 answers · asked by Siddler 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
hey savagenationarmydude...nice spelling bright guy... and way to provide no evidence...p.s.- there are no "native" "white" people in the middle east. If you're born there to parents from there you have brown skin you dorkus
2007-05-31 10:53:59 · update #1
According to a fairly reliable source on these matters:
Daniel 10:6, NIV:
His body was like chrysolite, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
Or, like burnt copper.
Soooo...uh...he was a pretty weird-looking guy.
At least when he was in apocalyptic writing.
The rest of the time, I'm assuming he looked like a lot of people from the Middle East/Asia Minor--tan/golden skin, black hair.
Since he was a carpenter, I'm sure he had a good tan going.
Edit: as far as Jews go, they don't all look the same. My Jewish relatives had pale skin, wavy light brown hair, and light gray/blue eyes.
Depends on their ancestors.
2007-05-31 10:59:47 · answer #1 · answered by SlowClap 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Considering what the people of that region of the world look like today I would say Jesus had dark skin, not quite like an Africans but darker than a caucasian.
2016-05-17 23:37:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only people that worry about Christ skin color are racist. And probably not true Christians.
Jesus is the Lord of the universe, and all mankind, white, black, yellow, red, etc were made by him.
If we truly love Christ we would not hate others over skin color and would not insist that Jesus must be our skin color or we won't worship him.
2007-05-31 11:57:42 · answer #3 · answered by David C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I thoroughly agree with you. He probably had beautiful tanned brown skin with great white teeth and drk brown hair with brown eyes. This is how I picture the Lord. Oh, the Bible says he has bronze colored feet. White hair, white robe with gold belt, eyes of fire, voice like the sound of many waters, out of his mouth a 2 edged sword and his countenance like the sun that shines. Revelation 1:13-16
2007-05-31 10:59:54 · answer #4 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If Jesus was born to Middle Eastern parents, there's a very good chance, in all seriousness...that he probably resembled your typical Middle Eastern male. He might have looked like Osama Bin Laden.
The Bible describes Jesus as very plain looking...someone you wouldn't give a second look to...someone that looked very ordinary.
2007-05-31 11:07:15 · answer #5 · answered by Adam G 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is hilarious.
Because some Jews migrated to Europe and mixed with the population long enough to become 'caucasian', Christians have retrofitted history to make Jews retroactively caucasian.
Some people must be born idiots.
2007-05-31 10:54:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
You know nothing about history and that's why your silly statement. Hebrews (Jews), although from the Middle East, never used to mingle and/or mix themselves with any other culture, especially by the times of Jesus and before. And, if you, by any chance, know anything about genetics, this fact will prove you that Jesus was not the blonde-blue eyes guy the Middle Ages painted, but was not dark skinned either.
2007-05-31 11:11:00 · answer #7 · answered by Millie 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Jesus was jewish but skin was tanner more arahbic like. But most people wont accept that he was at least a little black like all humans. The theory that man first appeared in africa. THEORY so not to piss any christians off.
2007-05-31 10:56:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Why does it matter what color his skin was/is ?
It is his message that is the important thing for people to pay attention to - and that has no color, no nationality, etc.
He was about love - not skin color!
2007-05-31 11:20:54 · answer #9 · answered by Jack Rabbit 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think that the bible mentions that he had skin of 'bronze' and hair of wool. , so im guessing that he was dark skinned with black curley hair. most of the middle easterners that are of darker skin would probably be comparable.
2007-05-31 11:22:53 · answer #10 · answered by bigdee_x 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋