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The race and appearance of Jesus, widely accepted by researchers to be a Judean from Galilee, [1] has been a topic of discussion since the days of early Christianity. Various theories about the race of Jesus have been proposed and debated.
Yet, a white Jesus remains the standard in most modern depictions. Why? What Race And Color Was Jesus? Analyzing The Early Depictions Of Christ. Though the Bible tells the story of Jesus Christ — whose real name was actually Yeshua — it says little about his appearance.
Questions about Jesus’ ethnicity, race, and nationality have intrigued people for centuries. Since the meanings behind these categories have evolved over time, and since Jesus lived in a very different historical and cultural context from our own, the task of defining his identity can be more complicated than it might seem.
Although the Bible does not describe Jesus Christ’s physical appearance as a human, we know that He was born in Bethlehem and raised in the town of Nazareth in Galilee in northern Israel (Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:4–7; 4:16; John 7:42). Thus, Jesus Christ was a Middle Eastern, Hebraic Jewish man.
Recent protests on racial justice have also questioned the portrayal of Jesus as a white man. An art historian explains how this image appeared and came to be marketed worldwide.
As activists attempt to appropriate Jesus’ ethnicity and nationality for their own purposes, the Bible is clear about His background. It’s important to examine where the Lord came from and why...
Jesus may be one of the best known and most talked-about people of ancient history. But what did Jesus look like? In the Biblical Archaeology Review article “Painting a Portrait of Jesus” (republished below), D. Moody Smith examined the difficulties in answering this question.
Jesus’ identity as a Jewish man, specifically from the line of David - through two different sons - and the tribe of Judah were signs to the people during His earthly ministry that this man was the one for whom they were searching.
While Christ the Lord transcends skin color and racial divisions, white Jesus has real consequences. In all likelihood, if you close your eyes and picture Jesus, you’ll imagine a white man....
People throughout history have depicted Jesus as a reflection of their own race. In the Middle Ages many artists began depicting Jesus as a Caucasian with light brown, wavy hair and blue eyes. But this image is far from the truth. The Bible is clear on Jesus' race; heritage is not a mystery.