So, it seems that some people really would like to have a black Jesus. OK, all right. We might as well throw that into the mix. It certainly wouldn't be the first thing that Christianity has gotten wrong. It seems that the debates in Christianity never end. Christians spend more time bickering and arguing between one another than any other faith. It's ridiculous.
It is well documented that Jesus of Nazareth was of Hebrew descent. He was descended from Jacob and from Abraham. We have no clear statement that I'm aware of in historical evidence that states that this line humans was not of color. However, we can be certain that the members of this race were easily identifiable and distinguishable from the other inhabitants of the area in which they resided, being the Middle East, as the entire race was taken into slavery in Egypt and in Babylon. It is an evolutionary fact that beings adapt to their environment. and their pigmentation may very well have darkened to some degree as a result of their environment. It is argued that their race was diluted while in exile from the Holy Land. And this may very well be so but as a race they were still very much distinguishable from the other inhabitants of land. We know this because they were exiled again and in a much more permanent manner. They more less went to the wind and spread throughout the world during their last exile.
But we do have historical evidence that this race, the Hebrew race, remained very tight and exclusionary when it came to mixing with other races in their final exile. In fact, it is apparent that they had assistance in remaining pure during the last 2000 years as historical evidence shows that the Hebrew race was generally disdained by others.
So, the debates as to what color Jesus of Nazareth was some is purely one of speculation gone awry.
A wonderful spiritualist Jew once said in regard to Jesus, " don't get so hung up on the messenger that you miss the message ". And it appears to me in this debate that this is exactly what everyone has done.
Jesus of Nazareth came here to this earth to speak specifically to the Hebrew race, and then to anyone who would listen, to say that there was no need for an intermediary between a person and their creator. His message was unmistakable in that the priesthood was unnecessary and had it been corrupted with power. Yet, very early in the Christian church history the so-called followers of Jesus turned their hearts and minds over to church leaders, the very people that Jesus came to debunk. Pastors, Deacons, and priests were again given free rein to stand between them and their creator.
And a Christian High priest named Ananias claimed that Jesus came to him in a vision or dream and told him that Saul of Tarsus was their new high priest. And thus established the new hierarchy of leadership and politicization of Christianity. (And let us not forget that the Christian Killer, Saul of Tarsus, is credited with writing this account!)
So, if you want to argue about something that matters, why don't you argue that more time is spent concentrating on the instructions of Christian priests than on what Jesus himself taught. After all, he did say that the priesthood was an unnecessary and corrupt.
And really, what difference does it make what color he was?
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