'Cross' shows Jesus as being a black man

Yahoo News ^ | October 25, 2006 | SANDY COHEN,

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Just what we need--a Marxist reading of the Gospels.

[Jorge]

Would you reject the gift of salvation offered by Christ, if somehow his earthly heritage failed to meet your expectations?

Of course not. Would you?

In any case anyone who believes the Bible already knows what Jesus heritage is.

[Jorge]

I'll side with the Book!

Yes, I will too.

[Jorge]

Revelations was not meant to be literal...

Right, so you think His head and hair being white as snow means His head and hair were actually black?

LOL

[Mila]

Several black Catholic churches in New Orleans, portray Jesus as black. One in particular had a large crucifix with the figure of a black Jesus on it. I couldn't say if they actually thought that Jesus was a black man or not. The vestments at the church that I am thinking of were of African-American design as well. When I was a child, a while back in Catholic school, we were sometimes visited by missionary nuns who told us stories about the exotic areas in which they worked. It was not unusual that when they left they handed out holy cards that depicted Jesus, various saints, and the Blessed Mother(on the order of the picture below) in the ethnicity of the people in those far off countries. As kids we found it fascinating. I think that it sometimes helps people, particularly when they are new Christians just learning the faith, if Jesus, his mother, and others are pictured with the distinct characterics of their own culture. Check out this native American Jesus.

[F.J. Mitchell]

That's right, anyone who believes the Bible knows what Jesus' heritage is. Part human, part devine. We have never been shown what his Father's appearance is and therefore cannot know without having met him while he was here, just what our Saviour looked like.

[Skooz]

Agreed.

Nothing is less relevent than the color of skin Jesus wore when He walked the earth 2000 years ago.

[F.J. Mitchell]

See post #166.

[montag813]

If a Black Jesus can keep them staying with Christ and away from Islam, it is ok by me.

[CT-Freeper]

LOL...your mental rambling there gave me a good little chuckle. Thanks!

[unspun]

That's gotten kind of old.

[ReignOfError]

Wow. I've never thought about the implications of God having DNA (genes, chromosomes) that would inter-operate correctly with human ones. Always sort of assumed that there was a more overall miracle there that didn't need to worry about such details.

God Himself doesn't have DNA per se, unless He wants to. But He would have to impart DNA to His Earth-bound son, to make him a functional human being. Jesus, at least as I was taught, is fully God and fully Man, with neither diminishing the other. So at least while he walked the Earth, breathing oxygen and such, he must have had 23 chromosome pairs like the rest of us.

In the present conversation, my point is this: most children look a little like their mother and a little like their father. The degrees vary. But if God, the creator of all, was one of the parents of Jesus, we could expect Jesus to look like everyone; African, Asian, European, Australian, Antarctican, or American. Which traits are emphasized in one movie or another are immaterial. To assume that God, or Jesus, looks like one of us is he very height of hubris.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[SoldierDad]

And what part does Joe Pesci play? And, what of Rene Russo?

[Revolting cat!]

It's nothing but what useda be called blaxpoitation movie. I'd expect Richard Roundtree to play Jesus, Pam Grier as Mary Magdalene, and Isaac Hayes (who else?!) singing:

"Jeeezuz... he's a baaaaad mutha..."

[onedoug]

So?

[ReignOfError]

Hush yo' mouth!

[dogbyte12]

That is true. Blue eyes blonde hair Jesus is just as historically innacurate but we don't bitch about that so much.

[streetpreacher]

"It's very important because (the film) is going to provide an image of Jesus for African-Americans that is no longer under the control of whites," says Stephenson Humphries-Brooks, an associate professor of religious studies at New York's Hamilton College and author of "Cinematic Savior: Hollywood's Making of the American Christ."

Jesus was a Jew. The Bible is clear Jesus was a Jew. Anyone with half a brain knows he was Jewish. For these people to racialize Christ is despicable and reveals the sickness of racism in their own hearts. Their "Christianity" leaves a lot to be desired.

[AmusedBystander]

However John describes the risen Jesus by saying His "head and hair" were white.

I've seen a lot of white-haired black folks. Also anyone would be pale after being crucifed.