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Originally posted by Mel
He was probably dark... We only see pictures of a 'white' Jesus now because of all the 'white' missionary people who sailed around the world a few centuries trying to convert people to Christianity. Perhaps they were a bit prejudice against darker people back then.
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That's a bit unfair. The actual reason is that people living in the Middle Ages had no fear of anachronism. When they painted people (any people), they painted them as Medieval people, complete with clothing and such. This practice continued for a very long time, partly just because of tradition (we've always painted Jesus this way) and probably partly because of prejudice.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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