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Brigid

(17,621 posts) Sun Mar 31, 2013, 09:07 PM Mar 2013

OK, so how come Jesus in "The Bible" looks like Brad Pitt?

Isn't he supposed to look like a first-century Palestinian Jew?

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OK, so how come Jesus in "The Bible" looks like Brad Pitt? (Original Post) Brigid Mar 2013 OP

In "The Greatest Story Ever Told", Jesus was played by blond haired-blue eyed Max von Sydow. baldguy Mar 2013 #1

first century Israelites were all blue-eyed blonds, didn't you know? kwassa Mar 2013 #2

Looks like he dyed for them too.. n/t Ron Obvious Mar 2013 #3

Project Mayhem works in mysterious ways pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #4

I thought Jesus was trying to look like Brad Pitt olddots Mar 2013 #5

There is a very good reason for that DFW Apr 2013 #6

baldguy

(36,649 posts)

1. In "The Greatest Story Ever Told", Jesus was played by blond haired-blue eyed Max von Sydow.

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 10:45 PM

Mar 2013

At least Hollywood has made some progress in the last 50 yrs.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)

2. first century Israelites were all blue-eyed blonds, didn't you know?

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 10:57 PM

Mar 2013

A little known fact.

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

3. Looks like he dyed for them too.. n/t

Reply to kwassa (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 11:37 PM

Mar 2013

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

4. Project Mayhem works in mysterious ways

Reply to Ron Obvious (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 11:41 PM

Mar 2013

olddots

(10,237 posts)

5. I thought Jesus was trying to look like Brad Pitt

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 11:44 PM

Mar 2013

DFW

(54,302 posts)

6. There is a very good reason for that

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2013, 06:53 AM

Apr 2013

You think you're gonna get all those good American "Christains" to worship an idol that looks like a youthful version of Yassir Arafat?

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