Seeing as Jesus wasn't a white person, do the blockbuster movies give a wrong impression? Given his background who has that background today? Who comes from the same tribe?
2007-10-24 09:57:49 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Historically speaking Jesus was probably brown or at least a dark olive complected. He was the son of a carpenter. He most likely worked hard out in the Middle Eastern sun.
The Jewish people also went through slavery in Egypt before His birth. His family fled there after His birth to escape Herod. How did they fit in? The people of Egypt were dark peoples. The modern people of Egypt are mostly the by-product of the Islamic expansion (around 639 AD) and Persians around 343 BC (Moses left Egypt before this). Even they are dark complected. Before this though, they were most likely black. Notice the facial features of most Pharaoh depictions. Tutankhamen looks alot like a black friend of mine. Round face, full lips, big round eyes, wide nose...
Modern day Jews often times have curly hair (many sport Afros). They often times have large lips too. These are traits of African heritage. I'm not saying He was black. But He was probably of color.
Regardless of what color He was. He shed red blood for the sins of men and women of all the 'colors of the rainbow'.
God bless
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/12/25/face.jesus/
2007-10-24 10:46:22 · answer #1 · answered by F'sho 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Discovery Channel did a piece, something to the tune of "The Face of Jesus." Basically - he would've looked like Yasser Arafat. The hippie-looking character we are all familiar with was created by Western artists around the Renaissance era (I think). But as a Middle Easterner, his features would've been dark, and that includes his skin.
2007-10-24 10:01:46 · answer #2 · answered by Bella 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yasser Arafat, he came from the middle east, dark skinned people. No one can trace themselves back to the 12 tribes, Jesus came out of the tribe of Judah.
2007-10-24 10:02:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it comes to making a wrong impression about Jesus I think that the movie makers are at the end of a long list starting with some of the gospel writers. Whoever they were
2007-10-24 11:25:53 · answer #4 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funny idea but Mel has been hating Jews since way before Arafat's death. He (and his father) are known to be members of a christian group that has little tolerance for Jews. This just confirms it.
2016-05-25 13:58:08 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably a bit more like Haile Selassie.
Over the centuries, Jesus (and his mother) have been depicted according to local style and culture. It's only fitting that America should have him looking like Mel Gibson.
2007-10-24 10:05:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well are those the only two choices?
I don't think he looked like Mel, but come on --God could NOT be as ugly as Yasser Arafat...
2007-10-24 11:32:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It hard to be sure, because 'Jesus', the character from the gospels, seems to be a composite of several radical rabbis kicking around Palestine at the time, but we do have the equivalent of a Roman 'wanted' notice for one of them, and it describes an ugly man with a hooked nose, a hunched back and a red beard!
2007-10-24 10:02:43 · answer #8 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry there Einstein, but Mel Gibson did not play Jesus
2007-10-24 10:01:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
He probably did look more like Yasser Arafat, only I hope not quite so homely.
2007-10-24 10:01:40 · answer #10 · answered by Gal from Yellow Flat 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋