Can you be Christian and Greek?

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Originally Posted by dekeguy

The historical Yeshua bar Yusef or Jesus, as we now refer to Him, was a swarthy complected, dark curley haired Semite. Not exactly the blond blue eyed Northern European type by any means.

Don't forget the beard. (Only Greeks Shaved themselves to the bare skin at the time)...

I find the portrayals of Jesus looking like he is from Ghana to be just as bizarre as the ones where he looks like he is from Denmark...

The other oddity that happened as the Christian traditions moved north is that the story of the innkeeper in regards to "No room at the inn" gets uglier and uglier. In a place like Germany or England, being forced to sleep out with the animals near the winter solstice is Cruelty to Mary and Joseph and places the young babe at risk. Late December in Bethlehem is simply the rainy season with temperatures *rarely* dropping below freezing. And straw was probably the sleeping padding for those in the Inn as well...