To: muawiyah
You are correct that Judaism is not a race. But neither is British nor Italian nor Russian nor French, though persons from each of these countries do share certain ethnic characteristics (the French for example have a genetic predisposition to being rude). I am simply noting that the region of Israel that Jesus was from (i.e. the north) produced a blending of semitic/Jewish people with Roman people. As such it is known that the people who were his contemporaries and neighbors tended to have brown and black hair with caucasian, though not pale white norwegian, skin. Thus it stands to reason that Jesus' image was not unlike this and certainly closer to it than black, or nordic for that matter.
To: GOPcapitalist
That "pale white Norwegian" skin tone is more likely "pale white Saami" skin tone, or maybe even "Eskimo" skin tone.
No doubt the Norse folks in Norway have acquired many of their best genes from the Saami.
I can get sunburned through my clothing, for example. This characteristic was bequeathed to me by a GGGrandmother who was about 4'6", almond eyes, straight black hair, transluscent skin. So were some other things.
97 posted on
02/06/2004 3:15:49 PM PST by
muawiyah
To: GOPcapitalist
....(the French for example have a genetic predisposition to being rude)...LOL! Or the Irish from holding a grudge!
145 posted on
02/06/2004 6:36:27 PM PST by
yankeedame
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