To: narses
Why are paintings of Mary always showing her with blond hair? She was Jewish. same with Jesus. WHy the blond hair?
187 posted on
08/27/2010 9:21:55 PM PDT by
smvoice
(smvoice- formally known as small voice in the wilderness. Easier on the typing!)
To: smvoice
190 posted on
08/27/2010 9:23:37 PM PDT by
narses
( 'Prefer nothing to the love of Christ.')
To: smvoice
193 posted on
08/27/2010 9:26:14 PM PDT by
netmilsmom
(I am inyenzi on the Religion Forum)
To: smvoice
Why are paintings of Mary always showing her with blond hair? She was Jewish. same with Jesus. WHy the blond hair? We do not know what color her hair was. Paintings usually show her with brown hair but she descended from David and his hair was red.
To: smvoice
Why are paintings of Mary always showing her with blond hair? She was Jewish. A really accurate picture probably shouldn't show her hair at all. Strict Orthodox Jewish women usually don't let anyone except their husbands see their hair, AFAIK. Here's one that dates about a thousand years closer to the actual events than we are:
211 posted on
08/27/2010 10:05:59 PM PDT by
Campion
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