Was Jesus black?

[sparkythecat]

Given the Gospel stories, I've always thought of Jesus Christ as being of Mediterannean (sp), Arab or Jewish appearance. This to me seems a perfectly reasonable and fairly logical conclusion or supposition. I'm also quite content to subscribe to the notion that he was probably born around 2005years ago (+/- 33).

So who is this black Jesus who appears in the timeline that's repeatedly posted when someone mistakenly duplicates an earlier post or thread? Is he one and the same, or is there something I've failed to grasp or have not been told?

[alexkp]

sparkythecat said:

Given the Gospel stories, I've always thought of Jesus Christ as being of Mediterannean (sp), Arab or Jewish appearance. This to me seems a perfectly reasonable and fairly logical conclusion or supposition. I'm also quite content to subscribe to the notion that he was probably born around 2005years ago (+/- 33). So who is this black Jesus who appears in the timeline that's repeatedly posted when someone mistakenly duplicates an earlier post or thread? Is he one and the same, or is there something I've failed to grasp or have not been told?

Eh?

[matchless]

is he the "Politically Correct" version?

[yertis]

He was in that Madonna video.

Also in the caribbean black people eat lot of shark and bake, which is like the fish and bread Jesus used to feed people.

[ewenm]

Interesting picture of Jesus in the chapel of Christ's College, Cambridge. Painted by an African artist who painted what he knew. In it, Jesus is black. I suspect the historical figure Jesus was of arabic appearance.

[RobDickinson]

I think we can safely assume he was half Jewish (as Mary was Jewish).

What his dad (God) looks like has been a matter for some discussion.

[Boosted Ls1]

I'd guess at an arab colour to but that could be anything from quite light to an almost black skin.

Boosted.

[matchless]

why does it matter what colour He was?

[ewenm]

It doesn't, interesting question though. <shrug>

[puggit]

He was what ever colour the first person who conjured him up in his imagination was!

[RobDickinson]

puggit said:

He was what ever colour the first person who conjured him up in his imagination was!

That a bloke called Jesus lived and was excecuted isnt under much dispute thesedays I didnt think, the rest could be artistic licence tho.

[eharding]

puggit said:

He was what ever colour the first person who conjured him up in his imagination was!

Very hard to accept that given the (admittedly confused)
documentary evidence, that Jesus wasn't a bone-fide individual
living at the time.

Presumably, a *completely* water-tight case for him
being the son of God would be determined by DNA
evidence. Baggsy not being the poor sod who has
to demand a tissue swab from the big bloke upstairs -
rumour has it He can be vengeful and jealous at times.

[Pigeon]

sparkythecat said:

Given the Gospel stories, I've always thought of Jesus Christ as being of Mediterannean (sp), Arab or Jewish appearance. This to me seems a perfectly reasonable and fairly logical conclusion or supposition. I'm also quite content to subscribe to the notion that he was probably born around 2005years ago (+/- 33). So who is this black Jesus who appears in the timeline that's repeatedly posted when someone mistakenly duplicates an earlier post or thread? Is he one and the same, or is there something I've failed to grasp or have not been told?

Perhaps it refers to His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I, though that doesn't seem to fit with the implication that it was an event in the ancient past.

(Where does that timeline pic originate from anyway? "Timeline" on Google images doesn't find it within a reasonable number of results.)

[hugoagogo]

he called his friends 'brother'
he liked gospel
he couldn't get a fair trial

i think he was black

[sparkythecat]

hugoagogo said:

he called his friends 'brother' he liked gospel he couldn't get a fair trial i think he was black

[Boosted Ls1]

puggit said:

He was what ever colour the first person who conjured him up in his imagination was!

Think you're certainly wrong with that statement, he definately existed but wasn't painted at the time.

Boosted.

>> Edited by Boosted Ls1 on Thursday 22 December 00:35

[Balmoral Green]

What does it say under the NE of TIMELINE

[s2art]

Boosted Ls1 said:

I'd guess at an arab colour to but that could be anything from quite light to an almost black skin. Boosted.

I thought the eveidence suggested he was a ginger nut. (for some readson there are clusters of redheads distributed thoughout the westernish world).
The thought that God is a ginger tosser is perhaps too much to bear.

[cazzer]

Jesus was english it says so in "A Knights Tale".

Oh hang on, wasn't he Robert Powell?

[s2art]

cazzer said:

Jesus was english it says so in "A Knights Tale". Oh hang on, wasn't he Robert Powell?

And did those feet in ancient times walk upon Englands.......