When did Jesus become a tall, white skinny guy with long brown hair and beard?

I thought he was born in the middle east.

When did Jesus become a tall, white skinny guy with long brown hair and beard?

When Christianity was brought up to Northern Europe. People wanted Him to look like them -- it made it easier to identify with Him and His message.

When did Jesus become a tall, white skinny guy with long brown hair and beard?

If St. Paul is correct, Jesus had short hair too.

When did Jesus become a tall, white skinny guy with long brown hair and beard?

there's a black Jesus too.

When did Jesus become a tall, white skinny guy with long brown hair and beard?

Your question assumes several things that might not be correct. The first is that all people in the middle east are dark. The second is that there hasn't been a significant change in the look of the population in 2000 years. Neither is correct.

If you look at the pictures of Jews in Mosaics from that time period you see that they are light skinned people with Jew-fros and little beards. There are probably a few such images available on the net.

Also, you should know, the poulation has gotten darker. A genetic study showed nearly 10% of Palestinian DNA is from Sub-saharan African origin. Also, I was born in the Mid-East, and there are a lot of really pasty Arabs. Dark hair though. Check out a picture of the Syrian President.

But as to his look in paintings - the truth is the artists painted from models, not from their head. There were gentleman portraying Jesus. The pictures are of those models.

When did Jesus become a tall, white skinny guy with long brown hair and beard?

These images are from the minds of artists who painted Jesus on the cross. Jesus was born in Bethlehem- you are right.

When did Jesus become a tall, white skinny guy with long brown hair and beard?

He was born in the middle east, in Bethlehem Israel.

When did Jesus become a tall, white skinny guy with long brown hair and beard?

Haha...when the white christians chose to forget that Jews of the time looked an awful lot like arabs today.

When did Jesus become a tall, white skinny guy with long brown hair and beard?

Don't know the specific history behind it, but I'm sure its a similar reason to how Santa Claus became a fat, white-beared, man who always wears a red jump suit...marketing.

Someone above mentioned that the religion needed a way to relate to the people when it came to the west. They had to market the Christ concept and had to make him appealing to the masses...and a Middle Eastern savior is unlikely to have garnered that interest.

When did Jesus become a tall, white skinny guy with long brown hair and beard?

Your thinking is correct! And just like most myths that migrate from area to area, the people of those areas alter the myth to appeal to the local culture. For instance, although the Greeks and Romans had almost identical gods, they also had characteristics that made them Greek or Roman.

When did Jesus become a tall, white skinny guy with long brown hair and beard?

He was a Jew born in Bethlehem .He probably had darkish skin color and he did NOT have long hair . In the bible 1 Corinthians 11:14 " Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame to him ?" Jesus would not have had long hair when he stated in the bible it's wrong for man to have long hair. They did pluck out his beard in his suffering.

When did Jesus become a tall, white skinny guy with long brown hair and beard?

Ricky-Bobby preferred the baby jesus, but Hollywood made him white. Whomever first created Jesus made him in his own image.

When did Jesus become a tall, white skinny guy with long brown hair and beard?

Jesus is depicted in many ways, blonde, blue eyed, white, but he was Jewish and most likely had beautiful olive skin when he walked on earth. People paint him to suit their own desires or image. I often see Him now with black skin and that pleases me, personally. We all need to identify with Him in whatever way is comfortable. When we meet Him, He will be so beautiful, all our images won't matter.

When did Jesus become a tall, white skinny guy with long brown hair and beard?

You've not seen the original photographs?

Since we were made in God's image, it only seemed right to make Him acceptable to the masses by presenting Him in our image.

Were we to do this today, He'd probably be in a suit and tie.

When did Jesus become a tall, white skinny guy with long brown hair and beard?

Some jews and arabs are very white, some are dark but they can also also be tall.

When did Jesus become a tall, white skinny guy with long brown hair and beard?

Blasphemy! Jesus had the ridges of a warrior and was a master of the bat'leth.

When did Jesus become a tall, white skinny guy with long brown hair and beard?

Some experts say Jesus looked a lot like this:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/...

See also:

http://www.wehaitians.com/what%20did%20j...