number 1. He always called everyone Brother
2. He loved Gospel
3. He never did get a fair trial

Well, I think it is pretty certain he was black, because of the country he was in. I mean, he had to have darker skin than the western countries, as every native person in Israel does.

yeah i think so to and i think its pretty sad that when you mention this to some people they get ofended and thinks no way he isnt black its still lots of hate to the black people and i think its sad

Yes it is very depressing. What is wrong with Jesus being black? I mean, why cringe? *Sigh*...they're just ignorant, I feel. Personally, I believe there is very little chance of him being "white", if any at all.

<font color="deepskyblue">Very true, indeed. All one has to do is visit Jerusalem or any other part of the Holy Land to see what Jesus would have looked like physically.

Whether he was black, white, yellow, or multi-hued makes absolutely no difference to His ministry and the message of Universal Love He brought to the world.</font>

<font color='white'> Huh?

I have never seen a black jew.They have darker skin then caucassian people, but I never thought they are black like a Jamacain or African. </font>

Doh - that's because of where in the world you live, you chump. (meant in a friendly way, no offense intended [img]smile.gif[/img] ) You can be a whole range of skin colours and be Jewish. Jewish people born in the middle east of middle eastern ancestry look..... tada.... middle eastern.

I thought Jesus was a Mexican from East L.A :D

<font color='white'> Yeah, maybe I should have said native Israelis instead of Jewish. </font>

If you visit Israel today you would get a good idea of how he probably looked like when it comes to hair and skin colour. I´m quite sure that the majority of the population in the Middle East isn´t considered black, so it´s unlikely that Jesus was black although he certainly had darker hair and skin than many Western painters picture him. If you don´t think he was black doesn´t automaticly make you a racist, it´s just a matter of what´s most likely he looked like. We don´t know exactly. Or not at all for that matter. And, as Cerek pointed out, it really doesn´t matter either. Everyone that claims he looked either this or that based on the little we know probably just want to "claim him for himself".

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