Race and appearance of Jesus

The race and appearance of Jesus, widely accepted by researchers to be a Judean from Galilee, has been a topic of discussion since the days of early Christianity.

Quotes

• The honorable Elijah Muhammed teaches us that Jesus did not have blond hair and blue eyes. The honorable Elijah Muhammed teaches us that the images of Jesus that are on prison walls and churches throughout the world are not historically correct because history teaches us that Jesus was born in a region where the people had color.
  • Malcolm X, as interpreted by Denzel Washington, in Malcolm X (1992) screenplay by James Baldwin, Arnold Perl and Spike Lee

• The vision of Christ that thou dost see... is my vision's greatest enemy.
  • Nobody, as interpreted by Gary Farmer in Dead Man (1995), written by Jim Jarmusch

See also

• Jesus
• Historical Jesus