Was Jesus Black?

Ricksea · **Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 7:43 pm

I've heard a few people say that they've heard interperetations of the bible and other sources that proclaim that Jesus was black.
Here is a popular anthology on the subject. What do you think?

Beyond the Grave · **Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 8:51 pm

I don't know weather he was black or not, but I know he wasn't the coked up white boy the we have in pictures. He was Mediterranian, which means he most likely had an olive skin tone.

Jimmie · **Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 9:08 pm

Maybe, maybe not. I don't really care.

Helmut · **Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 10:20 pm

Ricksea · **Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 10:48 pm

So if he is black, or at least non-white, the bible could be interpereted as saying that caucasians (whites) are children of the devil and going straight to Hell. I just heard this from a friend; I can't direct this quote to the bible. Maybe Didymus can.

IantheGecko · **Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 11:39 pm

Jesus was Israeli, so He wouldn't be considered white nor black.

ramrod · **Posted:** Tue May 24, 2005 12:50 am

Jesus' skin tone would be that of a Middle Eastern man. Because it's where he lived.

Jimmie · **Posted:** Tue May 24, 2005 12:57 am

Ricksea wrote:

So if he is black, or at least non-white, the bible could be interpereted as saying that caucasians (whites) are children of the devil and going straight to Hell. I just heard this from a friend; I can't direct this quote to the bible. Maybe Didymus can.

Highly, highly doubt it. It's called forgiveness and redemption. That stuff.

DJ Soul Camel · **Joined:** Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:08 am **Posts:** 189

Ricksea wrote:

So if he is black, or at least non-white, the bible could be interpereted as saying that caucasians (whites) are children of the devil and going straight to Hell.

Sounds a lot like Rastafarianism (white man as Babylon, etc.)

Ungurait#7 · **Posted:** Tue May 24, 2005 1:40 pm

Jesus belonged to the Jewish race. Not white, not black, not arab either.

bobjones · **Joined:** Thu May 05, 2005 3:18 pm **Posts:** 35

wasn't Jesus Semitic, and aren't many Arabs semitic as well?

Beyond the Grave · **Posted:** Tue May 24, 2005 3:39 pm

coztopia wrote:

wasn't Jesus Semitic, and aren't many Arabs semitic as well?

Yes Jesus was Jewish. Arabs are both Semitic and anti-Semitic.

Didymus · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2005 3:46 am

Ricksea wrote:

So if he is black, or at least non-white, the bible could be interpereted as saying that caucasians (whites) are children of the devil and going straight to Hell.

Only if one has never actually read the Bible. The only people Jesus ever called "children of the devil" were a group of Jewish religious fanatics (Pharisees) who opposed him.

Beyond the Grave · **Posted:** Wed May 25, 2005 3:50 am

He called the pharisees a lot of other things. Which is the primary reason he got crucified. That and they paid the Romans to do it.

Frotzer · **Posted:** Thu May 26, 2005 7:21 pm

well tater salad jesus is white not black why would he?

StrongCanada · **Posted:** Thu May 26, 2005 9:50 pm

Frotzie wrote:

well tater salad jesus is white not black why would he?

I'm not sure what you're saying here....but I don't really have a problem with Jesus' race; his message and teachings remain the same no matter what his race is. I saw an interesting documentary done on Discovery Channel back around Easter, and they made a computer generated image based on what they knew men of his nationality, socio-economic status, etc., looked like. And the face they came up with, you know who I thought he looked like? Luis Guzman. That's who it looked like to me!

IantheGecko · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2005 2:18 am

StrongCanada wrote:

I'm not sure what you're saying here....but I don't really have a problem with Jesus' race; his message and teachings remain the same no matter what his race is.

Amen, sistah! It doesn't matter what Jesus' race was, does it?

StrongCanada · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2005 3:40 am

IantheGecko wrote:

Frotzie wrote:

I'm not sure what you're saying here....but I don't really have a problem with Jesus' race; his message and teachings remain the same no matter what his race is.

Amen, brother! It doesn't matter what Jesus' race was, does it?

Actually, I wrote that (EDIT:What you quoted Frotzie as saying)...and I'm a sister!

Frotzer · **Posted:** Sat May 28, 2005 7:05 pm

StrongCanada wrote:

IantheGecko wrote:

Frotzie wrote:

I'm not sure what you're saying here....but I don't really have a problem with Jesus' race; his message and teachings remain the same no matter what his race is.

Amen, brother! It doesn't matter what Jesus' race was, does it?

Actually, I wrote that (EDIT:What you quoted Frotzie as saying)...and I'm a sister!

Hey! i didnt say that either

IantheGecko · **Posted:** Sat May 28, 2005 8:46 pm

Frotzie: It was a typo! I fixed it.

StrongCanada · **Posted:** Sun May 29, 2005 12:26 am

IantheGecko wrote:

Frotzie: It was a typo! I fixed it.

No biggy.

Queenie-C · **Posted:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:35 am

In Islam, it is considered taboo to draw pictures of holy persons. The face of Muhammad, for example, is never supposed to be shown in art. Interesting, eh?

No, it doesn't matter what Christ looked like. It's a bit sad that our culture still continues to paint him as a blond, blue-eyed Norwegian-lookin' fella, though -- as well as continuing on the traditional image of god as an old man. Personally, I believe that god is a spirit, neither man nor woman. Hardly the old man of sea, that.

Maybe we should all start drawing god as a woman of non-European descent, just to even things out. I bet god would get a much-needed kick out of that. :]

homestarman17 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:14 pm

It doesn't matter if he was black or white, purple or green, what matters is that he saved us from out sins.

dramamine · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 3:23 am

No. As has been stated, he had an olive skin tone.

That said, he was much shorter people today. Around 5'5", which was average.

Beyond the Grave · **Posted:** Fri Jun 10, 2005 3:41 am

dramamine wrote:

That said, he was much shorter people today. Around 5'5", which was average.

I hate how in movies they show a 6'0" coked out white boy, when the should use a 5'5" Mediteranian(sp) with a Jeri Curl.

DESTROY US ALL! · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2005 12:43 am

well Rufus the 13th apostle said he was.

GeneralDoli · **Joined:** Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:12 am **Posts:** 36

The poster of this topic has watched Dogma, I see.

Of course Jesus wasn't black. For Pete's sake, in Palestine, people weren't black. At most, they were middle-eastern looking.

Ricksea · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2005 1:30 pm

GeneralDoli wrote:

The poster of this topic has watched Dogma, I see.

Of course Jesus wasn't black. For Pete's sake, in Palestine, people weren't black. At most, they were middle-eastern looking.

Actually, I haven't watched Dogma. What is it?

DESTROY US ALL! · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2005 1:52 pm

Ricksea wrote:

GeneralDoli wrote:

The poster of this topic has watched Dogma, I see.

Of course Jesus wasn't black. For Pete's sake, in Palestine, people weren't black. At most, they were middle-eastern looking.

Actually, I haven't watched Dogma. What is it?

Dogma is a movie by Kevin Smith (one of my favorite directors of Mall rats and chasing amy fame) where the angles bartleby(i cant spell) and loki are going to walk through a gate to clear there sins so they can return to heaven against god will thus causing existence to be wiped out. And so the last zion (a woman working at an abortion clinic) must team together with rufus the 13th apostle (chris rock) and jay and silent bob (the prophets) to go to south jersey and stop the tragedy from, happening. Also in this movie god is Alannis Morrisette. Very funny movie.

the_stolker · **Posted:** Tue Jul 05, 2005 11:28 pm

Ricksea wrote:

So if he is black, or at least non-white, the bible could be interpereted as saying that caucasians (whites) are children of the devil and going straight to Hell. I just heard this from a friend; I can't direct this quote to the bible. Maybe Didymus can.

(sorry to bring this back up but..) If you Believe In the bible (which i am asuming you do) it says all humans have 2 comman relatives (most likely a whole lot more) Adam And Eve. Which MAkes me wonder Why Races exist all that is different is the color of our skin. And We don't give Dogs different races (most of the time) because their Fur Is different colors do we?

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