Jesus - What color skin do you think he was and why?

Question

What color skin and what makes you think that?

P.S. - i know there are some that are going to say the color doesnt matter, its not an issue, but im not looking for that answer..
so just tell me what color you think and your reasons, thats it..

thanks for all answers..

well chixwith - 2 answer ur question, i personally believe he was olive complected, matching the middle eastern complexion theory indeed, he was born there afterall.. Just too much suggested evidence within the bible to argue otherwise!
I definetely must say that when people try to portray him as black or pale white its obviously for racial gratification reasons..

Answer 1

Well since some say Jesus lived in the Middle East and was out in the sun a lot I say dark skinned. But skin color and race on inclusive. You can be really dark and not be African American. You can be brown and not be a Hispanic. You can be pale white with blond hair and not be from the Nordic countries.

Answer 2

Time magazine has actually touched on this......front cover story some years back. I definitely don't tend to think he was the pale, blond haired, blue eyed gentleman lots of people portray Him as. He was a Hebrew and Jew.....I have to agree w/ the Middle Eastern image most likely, but would not care if He had been green or purple. He would still be "The Man"......... what do you think he looked like??

Answer 3

I believe it was 'olive' complected. Scoff if you must, but it's the answer He just gave me! No kiddin'! It makes perfect sense too. Because He said in His Word that "He is the Tree of Life". I just recently discovered that the tree in the Garden of Eden mentioned in the Bible was an olive tree. It has incredible symbolic significance. Anyway, it is a known fact that people from the region He was born in have 'varying degrees of olive complexion'. depending on their sun exposure. I was telling you the truth when I said He gave me the answer, it just 'popped' into my head and made me laugh!

Answer 4

Research into the Biblical Israelite people shows that they were Mediterranean-Caucasian. Jesus was an Israelite, which means he would have been Mediterranean-Caucasian. He would have probably have had darker olive skin like most of the people in that area because of the climate.

Answer 5

Well, id say he looked middle eastern. He was after all born in the middle east and the whole bible was base mainly on people in the middle east.

But his soul is as white as snow, so his apperance shouldn't matter.

Answer 6

The same color of skin as those living in the middle east at the time. Dark skin tone, with dark hair and probably dark eyes.

Answer 7

Jesus is Middle Eastern...Jesus was Middle Eastern looking...duhhh...racially/ethnically, he looked like the modern day Arab. Not the modern white Jews, because they're Ashkenazi and European. Only a white supremacist or a racist would deny this fact.

Answer 8

David was fair complicated, as was Adam: ruddy complected, able to show blood in the face.

If you have an original Strong's Concordance, look up "Adam":

119 'adam aw-dam' to show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy:--be (dyed, made) red (ruddy).

God love all of his children. He's no respecter of race.

Answer 9

If you believe that there was a Jesus, then I would imagine he started off dark skin and ended up pale white, with shades of purple, red, black and blue.

Answer 10

I am known for my long answers, this is the shortest one I have ever given.

(Ad′am) [Earthling Man; Mankind; Humankind; from a root meaning “red”].