Why Did Whites Change Christ's Image From Black To White?

Question

It is a historical fact that all of the early pictures of Christ depicted him as black.

Jewish Historiam Josephus described Christ as being a dark skinned man.

Revelation 1:14-15 describes his hair as being like wool.
Daniel 7:9 Describes the Ancient of Days the same way.

Blacks are the only people on the planet who have hair like pure wool.

Answer 1

Jesus was Aramaic. Whatever race they may have been. It would make sense that he was dark skinned because middle eastern people could get pretty dark as well. In the time of King James when Europeans ruled Christendom and Roman Catholicism was THE established religion of the time for Europe which was predominantly white, the church depicted Christ in an image that made him more ideallic and palletable in the eyes of the Europeans. As a white guy. Truth be told it really doesn't matter what color he was as long as His purpose and message got across to the people.

Answer 2

Okay, I'll say it. Wealthy whites are afraid of blacks and therefore created an elaborate system in order to control and manipulate everything in their existence, including who they can marry, what jobs they can have, what drugs they do, how much power they can have, and who they will worship. And that's why whites changed Jesus' skin color. It's about control, control, control. But really, it doesn't matter. Everyone still gets to choose.

Answer 3

If you look a the Jews now in Israel you will see his skin color, their are a lot of Jews with hair like wool and dark skin, that dose not make him black. Wool dose not mean nappy, but thick and very tightly curled. Sheep's hair is not nappy.Revelations says white like wool not that it is woolly.

Answer 4

Well, that not true about black people who have hair like wool. But he had dark skin. As i heard and read.

Answer 5

Jesus' skin color would have matched the people where He was born...He would have had a dark complexion. Had He been born south of Egypt, He would have been black. Had He been born toward Rome, He would have had lighter skin. Who cares anyway? He came for all people.

Answer 6

White people have hair like wool. Just not on their heads.

Answer 7

This is very funny, Northern Europeans changed Mr. Jesus from an Semite to an Aryan, and Black Muslims changed him from an Semite to a Black, can't the boy stay one color?

ps. how do Christian anti-Semites feel about this?

Answer 8

"Why Did Whites Change Christ's Image From Black To White?"

I think you answered your own question, didnt you?

Answer 9

Actually, Jesus being Jewish (Middle Eastern decent) has olive colored skin, dark hark and dark eyes.

According to Rev. 1:14 it was white like wool, not "being like wool."

Rev 1:14
14 His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like flames of fire. NCV

Rev 1:14
14 His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And his eyes were like flames of fire.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation

Rev 1:14
14 His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; NKJV

Rev 1:15

14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; KJV

Answer 10

You believe he was born in the Middle East and you believe he was black?