How Jesus Became White

Do you recognize this guy? I mean of course you do: cause he's depicted everywhere. In Church halls, on prison walls, overlooking urban sprawls.
So how did we get the appearance of arguably one of the most recognizable and well known human figures in history, completely wrong. This is a story of survival, of a religion, under the persecuting eye, of one of the greatest empires in human history. Its the story of how a man who stood for the persecuted, had his appearance warped and twisted into a tool to justify persecution. This is the story, of how Jesus became white

Chapters:
Intro 0:00 - 0:58
Christian Persecution 0:59 - 4:53
The Romanization of Jesus's Appearence 4:54 - 5:35
Religious Syncretism and The Good Shepard 5:36 - 7:12
Constantine the Great 7:13 - 7:30
Christianity and Jesus after Constantine 7:31 - 8:52
The Roman Catholic Church's Influence 8:53 - 11:25
Closing Statements 11:26 - 12:41

My Story Editor: @itsdavidmora

Religious Expert: Reza Aslan

Special Thanks to my talented friend Nadia (@nadiaoh on Instagram) for taking videos of every White Jesus she could find while traveling Italy!

Some Stock footage provided by Videvo, downloaded from videvo.net

Music from Uppbeat

Jesus of Nazareth was born to the Virgn Mary, based on the bible, in the city of Bethlehem during the reign of the Roman Empire