Two Plus Two Newer Archives  

Go Back   Two Plus Two Newer Archives > Other Topics > Science, Math, and Philosophy

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 11-07-2006, 12:20 PM
jogsxyz jogsxyz is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,167
Default Color of the Cross

http://filmchatblog.blogspot.com/200...ack-jesus.html

'Color of the Cross' depicts Jesus as black.
Why is Jesus usually shown as European white?
Shouldn't Jesus be Middle Eastern?
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 11-07-2006, 12:22 PM
FortunaMaximus FortunaMaximus is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Golden Horseshoe
Posts: 6,606
Default Re: Color of the Cross

IIRC, his native language was Aramaic. So he probably didn't look like a Celt, no.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 11-07-2006, 12:37 PM
Matt R. Matt R. is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Indianapolis
Posts: 1,298
Default Re: Color of the Cross

Because it's easier for the predominantly white Catholics to identify with a white Jesus. You're right, he definitely wasn't white-European [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. Also, most of the painters and artists creating images of Jesus were probably white as well, and this was the image they had in their mind because of their culture. Since those are the images we see, that's what we view Jesus as.

It injects a bit of humor when you see a Christian who is racist against people of Middle Eastern decent, doesn't it? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 11-07-2006, 12:49 PM
jogsxyz jogsxyz is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,167
Default Re: Color of the Cross

A. Gus Hansen
B. Josh Arieh
C. Paul Darden

Who does Jesus resemble most?
I think it's (B) Josh Arieh.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 11-07-2006, 01:02 PM
FortunaMaximus FortunaMaximus is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Golden Horseshoe
Posts: 6,606
Default Re: Color of the Cross

Not bad, jog.

Heh. I consider this the Age of Irrationality for a reason.

Interestingly enough, I'm reading Anne Rice's Christ the Lord, which is pretty much a year in the life of the child Jesus. Sure, she's a great fiction writer, and as such her works should be judged by that metric, but you know, she researches her subject matters well.

I'm no closer to understanding females than I was a year ago. /rant
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 11-07-2006, 03:52 PM
yukoncpa yukoncpa is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: kinky sex dude in the inferno
Posts: 1,449
Default Re: Color of the Cross

Here's his face: From CNN
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 11-07-2006, 04:26 PM
jogsxyz jogsxyz is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,167
Default Re: Color of the Cross

[ QUOTE ]
Here's his face: From CNN

[/ QUOTE ]


That looks alot like this.

Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 11-07-2006, 04:27 PM
FortunaMaximus FortunaMaximus is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Golden Horseshoe
Posts: 6,606
Default Re: Color of the Cross

They need to work on his eyes some. Ain't a flicker of intelligence in 'em.

But as the end of the article said, it may not be 100% accurate, but that's as close as we'll get. Nice find.

Edit: No, not these eyes either. Heh.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:27 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.