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Did Europeans construct false physical characteristics for Jesus?
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∙ 14y ago
Yes, they did, but not with the intention of deception. It is typical to portray figures like Jesus with characteristics common to the prevailing culture. Asian countries portray Jesus with characteristics that are distinctly Asian.
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What were some of the physical characteristics of Jesus' body after the crucifixion?
water and blood
What characteristics did Jesus base his religion on?
Jesus never started a religion.
What were the physical characteristics of the cross?
the cross is what jesus died on but jesus rose again. the catholic cross reminds us of that. but the orthodox cross has a diagonal line in it. one side points up the otherside down. this stands for the two people who were hung with jesus. the one to jesus' right went to heaven the other to hell.
Why do some people think jesus is white?
As to why the europeans claims that Jesus is white, that has been widely circulated by the media based on what they claim is his family tree.Because Europeans are white and don't know any better.
What characteristics of wisdom did Jesus Christ possess?
Integrity!
How tall was Jesus according to the Bible?
Jesus physical appearance is NOT recorded in the Bible.
What was physical appearance?
Jesus was dark skinned
What did europeans celebrate long before birth of Jesus?
light and birth in the darkest days of winter
What did Europeans celebrate long before the birth of Jesus?
light and birth in the darkest days of winter
Characteristics of Jesus Christ besides from omniscient omnipotent omnipresent?
Truly God and truly man, immutable, compassionate, just, bold ... Edit: The three characteristics listed in the question are unbiblical when applied to Jesus.
Jesus' son means?
All Christians are Jesus' sons and daughters. Jesus had no son in the normal sense of physical descendants.
How important was it that Jesus had a physical body?
A:For the early Gnostic Christians, it was not important that Jesus had a physical body, and many Gnostics believed otherwise. For them, not having a physical body was further evidence of Jesus' divinity.Another branch of Christianity, the forerunner of the Catholic-Orthodox Church, taught that Jesus had a physical body in order that he suffer pain on the cross. It was probably also important to deny any truth in Gnostic beliefs.
