There are no contemporary images of Jesus because of the Jewish proscription against graven images. The authors of the New Testament didn't describe his appearance because it wasn't his appearance that was important. Isaiah's prophesy about the Messiah said that "He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him." So of course, artists later portrayed him any way they wanted to.
It is my opinion that God chose the Promised Land to be at the crossroads of the three great continents for a reason- or several reasons. One is that all people of the earth could identify Jesus as their own. But that doesn't mean we should identify Him in a way that excludes others from doing the same.
Tuesday, October 07, 2025
How Did the Portrayal of Jesus Become White?
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What ! Jesus wasn't WHITE ?
Then what about his dad ... the guy that snuck into Mary's room, her bed, her .....
Nah, I KNOW he was white, seen his portrait on that ceiling on that fancy church ... so Jesus must be half caste.
Maybe half Mexican ?
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