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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsOK, 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
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baldguy
(36,649 posts)1. In "The Greatest Story Ever Told", Jesus was played by blond haired-blue eyed Max von Sydow.
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?
A little known fact.
Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)3. Looks like he dyed for them too.. n/t
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)4. Project Mayhem works in mysterious ways
olddots
(10,237 posts)5. I thought Jesus was trying to look like Brad Pitt
DFW
(54,448 posts)6. There is a very good reason for that
You think you're gonna get all those good American "Christains" to worship an idol that looks like a youthful version of Yassir Arafat?