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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every depiction I see generally has him as a dark skinned, Arab or maybe Italian/Greek looking person. Where are these blond Jesuses of which you speak? [/quote]

Do a Google Image Search for "Jesus" [https://www.google.com/search?q=jesus&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwixzu2A6qfqAhXfmnIEHbm9CAsQ_AUoAXoECGgQAw&biw=1348&bih=864]

Almost all of them are blonde and white, and like the guy on a cover of a romance novel. [/quote]

Yes, the majority picture him as white, but blond?  Very few.  Mostly he is brown/auburn to dark haired.  But yes, incorrectly Caucasian.[/quote]

It's blonde. Dirty blonde, but blonde. No way is Jesus usually depicted as having brown/auburn hair. [/quote]

Don't know what denomination you're in, but this is incorrect for mine. He always has brown or black hair in our depictions. [/quote]

I'm not talking about your particular church or denominations, but in the general, broader images of Jesus. I was not raised Christian (Muslim), but understood these to be what Jesus looked like by societal standards. White, blonde, blue eyed, tall - ie, the below images. He almost certainly never looked close to these depictions, either in religious or historical contexts.

[img]https://jesuschristsavior.net/Savior.jpeg[/img]

[img]https://todayscatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sacred_heart_of_jesus-800x700.jpg[/img]

[img]https://mk0nationaltodayijln.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/jesus-birthday-640x514.jpg[/img]

[img]https://media.beliefnet.com/~/media/photos-with-attribution/faith/jesuschrist.jpg?as=1&extension=webp[/img]

[img]https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2019/11/Rochester_cathedral_stained_glass_2-e1574430297398.jpg[/img]

[img]https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/03/180312-jesus-disfigured-book-index.jpg?quality=80&strip=all[/img]

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