[karajorma]

Originally posted by Knight Templar
That doesn't necesarily make him overly muscular or anything. Fit/Trim/Lean perhaps. I think the bigger oversite is Jesus as stereotypical Western European White vs. coloured, if at least somewhat.

I keep saying it. Jesus was obviously black (or irish). All this no room at the inn stuff is just a bit too suspicious for me

[Setekh]

Originally posted by Sandwich
Actually, considering the amount of woodwork done in those days (next to nothing), he was probably a stone mason, not a carpenter. "Carpenter" is just an assumption of a bad translation.

Wow, I didn't know that. *makes additional note to learn ancient Greek* Cheers.

[Stunaep]

Hm.... a black Jesus....

I'm getting all too unappropriate Mr.T references here.

[Knight Templar]

When it comes to Mr. T, nothing is inapproproate.

[karajorma]

Considering one of the shops I passed to day was selling a jesus action figure (with posable arms and wind up realistic gliding action) I don't think there's that much left that is inappropriate to Jesus either

[vyper]

Now imagine a wind up Ahrnie-Jesus action figure....

[Stunaep]

I'd buy it.

[Flipside]

Ahhhhh.... but did it float?

[Sandwich]

Apparently the assumption that He was actually a stone mason and not a carpenter isn't indicated one way or the other in the Greek, it's just a supposition based on the amount of trees Israel had back then vs. the amount of stone, along with the ratio of stone houses to wooden houses.

And if you look at all the trees in modern-day Israel and think I'm a loon, then read Mark Twain's account of his travels through this area ~100 years ago - completely and utterly devoid of trees (from what I've heard, that is).