hey lurking fundies! look at these great pics of Jesus.

[UpsideDownFlag]

Which is your favorite? I know which one i like best...

[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. Did you (FReepers) know that YOUR LORD Jesus Christ was a JEW?

That's right. YOUR LORD is Jewish. YOUR LORD is NOT a Christian. He is JEWISH!!!

[The Straight Story]

8. Actually, the fundies I grew up with knew that and liked that

which is one reason they liked jews and Israel.

Jesus was a jew, who called out other jews and discussed with them their failings (as the prophets before him had done several times).

The cool thing about Jesus is that he saw through the BS and got to the point with people, a deeper point than many of them were used to hearing.

Freepers (per se) are not against jews, unless you count those on liberty forum and such as freepers :)

[Celeborn Skywalker]

9. He also probably didn't have white skin

His skin was most likely olive or brown and his hair was probably black. Stupid fundies think Jesus was a white republican.

[Carson]

13. Yes, I would think most know he was Jewish.

I've been going to church three-times a week for 30 years and have never heard otherwise.

[Fridays Child]

2. Here's one the fundies will love...

[RevolutionaryActs]

6. I *LOVE* this thread nt

[gmoney]

3. Or Buddy Christ...

[SaintAnne]

11. this is my favorite Jesus, he look so happy and uplifting

[YellowRubberDuckie]

14. Buddy Christ makes sense...

Christianity is based on the fact Jesus got off the Cross and ascended into heaven. But yet the biggest symbol of christianity is the crucifix with Christ still hanging there. I think we should stop mourning our faith and start embracing it. Just like Serendipity said in Dogma.
Duckie

[LDS Jock]

4. not all Christians are freepers

but don't let that stop you from making fun of the most cherished part of their faith

[ElectroPrincess]

Thank you for noticing there are a few of us liberal Christian folks ...

Unfortunately the fundies mask our good will. :(

[Left Is Write]

12. Yes, I'm one of those non-freeper, liberal Christians.

Thank you. :)

[mzmolly]

5. Here is another possibility.

Starting with the assumption that Jesus resembled a typical peasant from 1st century CE Palestine, Richard Neave, a medical artist retired from the University of Manchester in England, and a team of researchers "started with an Israeli skull dating back to the 1st century. They then used computer programs, clay, simulated skin and their knowledge about the Jewish people of the time to determine the shape of the face, and color of eyes and skin." 2 Mike Fillon followed the research and wrote an article about the portrait in "Popular Mechanics" magazine. 3 He said during a CNN interview that: "There are very strong rabbinical laws in Israel that you cannot tamper with a skull or any bones, so they needed to reconstruct the skull. Using a cat scan, which is very common in hospitals, they were able to recreate the skull precisely and make a cast of it. Then they put small wooden pegs, based on anthropological data, to figure out what the muscle structure and the skin would look like, and so they layered that on using clay-like substances." 4

The result is shown in the left portrait above: a person with abroad peasant's face, dark olive skin, short curly hair and a prominent nose. His height would have been on the order of 5' 1"; he would have weighed about 110 pounds. Alison Galloway, professor of anthropology at the University of California in Santa Cruz , said that: "This is probably a lot closer to the truth than the work of many great masters."

Edited to add link:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcfa.htm

We'll never know what Jesus actually looked like, but it's interesting speculation. ;)

[Left Is Write]

10. I've always liked that picture.

It's highly doubtful that Jesus had the blue eyes and Western European features usually depicted in religious artwork. He was, after all, a Jew living in what we now call the Middle East.

[ElectroPrincess]

7. I think the one below is also beautiful ...

Jesus is the "Lamb of God." His unconditional gentleness and love IMHO are expressed in this depiction:

[NightTrain]

15. From "All in the Family..."

JEFFERSON: Jesus was an Ethiopian!
ARCHIE: Look, you say he was an Ethiopian, the Episcopalians say he was an Episcopalian....

[Renew Deal]

16. I'm not a fundie

But I like them all.

[roguevalley]

17. I grew up with the second one. I like them.

[Neoma]

18. Heres some Jesus satire:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=2119123

[UpsideDownFlag]

19. do you all understand that the only reason i made this post...

was to show that jesus isn't necessarily a white american?

[jdots]

22. I am a follower of Christ

This is what my Christian friends call themselves now ,since the jerk patrol has used his name to promote very un Christian values.

[melnjones]

20. the original

of the second painting (or the third if you count the pic that doesn't show up) is about a five minute walk from where I am right now. Just a cool fact for you all:-)

[Ladyhawk]

21. I can remember a preacher telling that a Roman account of Jesus...

...said he had blond hair.

Wherever did the preacher get that idea? And why was I raised in such a bizarre environment? :)

[Socialist Dem]

23. THIS......well, this is just fucking nuts.

[Nihil]

25. Yep, you're right ...

... everyone knows Jesus plays in the number 1 shirt for Association
Football (soccer) not American football!

(Number 1 is the goalkeeper ... hence the joke
"Jesus Saves - but Beckham scores on the rebound!")

[donheld]

24. Number 4, Number 4, Number 4, Number 4, Number 4,

Now even i could love that jesus :loveya:

[GreenPartyVoter]

26. I always think of jesus as looking a bit like Jeff Goldblum, but

not too much because then my fantasies about Jeff would be weird-bordering-on-blasphemous. *g*

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