Claim: "Jesus was black"
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
Researchers widely accept Jesus was a Jew from Galilee, a man of the Levant. 'White Jesus' and 'black Jesus' are both 19th-century-and-later claims, based on stereotypes, not history.
SOURCE
Wikipedia: Race and appearance of Jesus
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en.wikipedia.org
PEOPLE ALSO SAY
- “Jesus was black”
- “Jesus was a black man”
- “Jesus was white”
- “Jesus was not a jew”
- “Jesus wasn't jewish”
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