Jesus was black and Jewish

Many thanks to my partner for his argument, very concise. I am glad that we have agreed fairly quickly on the definitions segment. This is important to my argument.What my partner is here proposing is essentially a matter of worldwide interest, which if true, would change forever the popular conception of the worlds second largest religion. Needless to say, such a mighty paradigm change would require a lifetime of devoted study, extensive peer review and tomes of scholarly research. Sadly, a convincing case for this proposition is not made here.Essentially, my partner makes an argument that is so bare, that it can almost be repeated here word for word, with little need for paraphrasing.Now, according to the Bible and other sources, Jesus spent a good part of his childhood in Egypt. But in Egypt, it would appear that he did not stand out from the others, or I imagine it would have been mentioned. Most Egyptians would have been Black, and if he did not stand out from Black people... Well, he was Black.Jesus was born in modern Palestine, and lived most of his life in that region. While it may be the case that he visited Egypt, the fact that his race did not unduly concern the Egyptians is unconvincing if used as the main component of this argument. For three main reasons.1. He also lived in the area of Palestine, which was predominantly occupied by Arabic persons, who also did not note his racial appearance. It seems that the same argument that could have been used to indicate that he was a black Egyptian (that his racial appearance was not noted), would also apply here. Stronger evidence is needed.2. The story elements that describe his life in Egypt are exceedingly sparing, consisting only of a few sentences. It is not unsurprising that his interactions with the Egyptians was not detailed - nothing else was, either. It remains possible for him to have visited Egypt, and not been black - just as it would be possible for me to not be black and to visit Egypt. I doubt that the multiracial Egyptians would make much of my whiteness.3. As he did not "stand out" from Aramaic people, and next to nothing was ever written about his experiences in Egypt, his ancestry becomes quite important: he was said to have been descended from King David. King David was not black, but Arabic, having been born in the area of modern Israel. The bible gives at least two different lists of genealogy that trace his ancestry from - not Mary, but Joseph, his father, to the illustrious King David. The point is clear: Jesus was a modern version of David. David, who was unblack.I shall now quote the Bible. "for his feet shone like Bronze" Here my partner attempts to describe the feet of Jesus in terms that he feels might indicate that he had black feet. Unfortunately, I cannot make much of this evidence. I simply do not know what shiny feet look like - and I have seen many different shades of bronze. As we all know, Jesus mother Mary was Jewish. This means that Jesus was Jewish. Also, some of his followers even called him "rabbi". He also taught and read in the synagogue.I am convinced that there were times in the life of Jesus when he was Jewish - however, throughout the totality of his life, this cannot be so easily said. There were also times when he was seen as something other than Jewish. Because Judaism holds that anyone who becomes convinced, or convinces others, that Jesus is a god should be removed from the Jewish community and considered an apostate - this debate must necessarily turn on how we view the divinity of Christ. If we find that Jesus believed that he was the son of a god - then he must also be considered an apostate under the strictures of conservative Judaism. [1]There are many accounts of his life in the bible. There are far too many interpretations of this narrative to allow for any definitive analysis. To further complicate matters, the biblical narrative is random and contradictory - and this becomes clear when we consider whether or not Jesus was ever in Egypt.Taking into account the nearly extreme rage that Jesus elicited from Jewish scholars of his time, I do not feel that he could have possibly been considered a Jew at the end of his life. It is more than clear that the Pharisees considered him to be at least a heretic, if not an outright apostate. [2]But the Egyptian connection is even more tenuous. Egypt was a multiracial region, accustomed to many racial types. It is not surprising that Jesus' race was not particularly noteworthy. Further, the literature clearly indicates that he was the descendant of King David.Kind David was certainly Jewish, and certainly not black. The bible, in taking great pains to trace Jesus' ancestry back to David (through Joseph - and not Mary), makes plain that many resemblances to David were present.Although it may have been the case that some portions of Jesus' life may have been Jewish, it remains unlikely that he was never black. Therefore, it could not be the case that both conditions were likely to exist in Jesus at the same time.Also, let's be logical. Christianity was invented after The CHRIST's death, obviously. Mohammad invented Islam in about 610 A.D. So, Jesus was, by elimination, Jewish.This is not true: Jesus could have been Zoroastrian, or Mithraic, or Hellenist. Bottom line:Jesus may have been black. However, there are no passages from the literature that makes this case explicitly. Moreover, no passages exist that can be convincingly used to indicate that Jesus was a member of any group other than what was normal around the region of Nazareth and Bethlehem in around the First Century. As for his Jewishness, although he was born into a Jewish family, he intentionally seems to have deviated significantly from traditional Judaism - into something else. This is made clear when we find an atheist - who was born into a religious family. Is she not an atheist therefore? I maintain that since the Jewish community rejected Jesus, and Jesus rejected the authority of the Jewish council, he could not have been called a Jew throughout his entire life.[1] http://en.wikipedia.org...[2] http://en.wikipedia.org...