Christ he's black!

[NotAllThere]

Rebutted is the word you are looking for, not refuted.

I stand corrected. You are right.

Although refute can mean contradict/deny. "I absolutely refute the charge that I never know what I'm talking about".

[NotAllThere]

Actually the ancients had little problem with Gods impregnating young virgins, the biggest problem was how Mary remained a perpetual virgin,

Not part of protestant creed - it's refuted* by the fact the Bible says James was Jesus' brother. The existence of other siblings is also mentioned.



* See, used it correctly there. I can be taught!

[vetran]

Not part of protestant creed - it's refuted* by the fact the Bible says James was Jesus' brother. The existence of other siblings is also mentioned.



* See, used it correctly there. I can be taught!

I suppose the son of God can have a half brother!

[Gibbon]

Not part of protestant creed - it's refuted* by the fact the Bible says James was Jesus' brother. The existence of other siblings is also mentioned.



* See, used it correctly there. I can be taught!

Its ambiguous as he could have been a step brother from an earlier marriage as could the others, none of it really makes sense and current theologies are a long way from the pre-Constantinian days when many versions abounded. Catholics burnt books and Protestants destroyed art, all as bad as each other. A wiser man was Symmachus who tried to reason with the increasingly intolerant Christians, that each man should be free to find for himself the universal truth. My only real gripe with religion is when it becomes politicised and informs policy. Otherwise each to their own.

[BABABlackSheep]

The middle east now is nothing like in the time of Jesus. The Arab expansion of the middle ages rewrote a lot. Galilean people of the time would have looked much like Southern Italians. Jesus spent all day in the sun walking to ministry so would have been weathered and tanned. The new testament never describes him - which is odd for any book about a person.

Strange that. A book written to appeal to millions of potential followers of multi-races misses out a key part of the description of the main character.

Obviously its a true story though...

[NotAllThere]

A book written to appeal to millions of potential followers of multi-races

It wasn't written for that purpose, so that should resolve your puzzlement.

[Scoobos]

Cards on table, I am one of those "silly" religious people.

I liked the quote in the article that "It's as factually correct as Jesus being White" - that's certainly true.

But portraying Jesus as Afro-Caribbean is exactly the same as him being "European" Caucasian.

The pessimist in me says the church will do anything to try get people back in.

I second Two Wolves - the book very carefully doesn't mention appearance.

[vetran]

Cards on table, I am one of those "silly" religious people.

I liked the quote in the article that "It's as factually correct as Jesus being White" - that's certainly true.

But portraying Jesus as Afro-Caribbean is exactly the same as him being "European" Caucasian.

The pessimist in me says the church will do anything to try get people back in.

Not any more silly than being a football supporter. Being an Atheist is a choice too, You may well be smiling when St Peter closes the gates on me! But I personally doubt it as is my right.

Point is that mediaeval Europeans who mostly had no scientific training or experience of travelling decided to paint Jesus in their own image (as per the bible) hence a white Jesus. Now with the benefit of hindsight and science some bad actors are accusing everyone of racism, its all a bit sad.

As posted there are also paintings of a Black & Oriental Jesus which could be shared, but Europe has some of the oldest traditions of drawing him.

[d000hg]

Strange that. A book written to appeal to millions of potential followers of multi-races misses out a key part of the description of the main character.

Obviously its a true story though...

Jesus was a pretty unremarkable guy to look at, according to the bible. Very few characters get a physical description, a bit like in most books.

[northernladuk]

Jesus was a pretty unremarkable guy to look at, according to the bible. Very few characters get a physical description, a bit like in most books.

You'd imagine slightly less than average in the looks department as he doesn't appear to get much poontang in the book.