Several of you have brought up the color of Jesus (see the
end of the chapter "Saved" for this section of the book). Both bring up
the idea of Jesus' color and say, correctly, that we don't know for
sure. In fact, not everyone agrees that Jesus was a real historical
figure. However, this is the way he's usually presented in Western
Christianity (this is a simple Google search):
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS828US831&sxsrf=ACYBGNSKvQHYukchDNF9jj3a5gKWFXeI-g:1570042123059&q=jesus+christ&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwji0pvYnv7kAhWVlp4KHS0iD90QsAR6BAgFEAE&biw=1644&bih=923
As
you can see, the vast majority are white and blond. However, if we
search Northern Israel (which is probably where the historic Galilee
existed), then we get a much more diverse range of skin colors:
https://www.google.com/search?q=northern+israel+inhabitants&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS828US831&sxsrf=ACYBGNRKDzTs3jrBjs87wm-EsUo_5AcgRg:1570042305615&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFgqKvn_7kAhVQtZ4KHTYgBWQQ_AUIEygC&biw=1644&bih=923
Why does Jesus's color matter, or not?
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