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Posted by Bippi at w216.z208177016.dfw-tx.dsl.cnc.net on March 29, 2001 at 18:40:03:

Check it out!

http://news.excite.com/news/ap/010327/16/ent-britain-jesus-documentary

The new image was created by a forensic artist at the University of Manchester using the 2,000-year-old skull of a Jewish man from Israel. Cues on hair and skin tone were taken from frescoes of Jewish faces painted in the third century.
The result is a dark-skinned, curly-haired man with a round, robust face and a stout nose.
The idea of a darker Jesus is becoming more accepted by Catholics - a dark-skinned Jesus was selected in 1999 for a special millennium-edition of the American independent newsweekly, the National Catholic Reporter.

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Here’s the picture in question. If this link doesn’t then go to http://news.bbc.co.uk and search for jesus.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/tv_and_radio/newsid_1243000/1243339.stm




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