Yes Yes I know.
"Hair as white as lambs' wool" and "hair like lambs" wool does not mean the same things as 'wooly hair'

This verse may or may not be the verse that some African Americans base the belief that Jesus was Black with wooly hair.

If I knew Alice Walker I would ask her where she got this saying from and what made her make her character say it..{I believe it was Nettie in "Color Purple".

Upthread mack/misophist wrote this about Discover magazine's piece of what the average man looked like in Jesus' time and geographic area:

"The average male of that place and time was short, stocky, and had curly reddish black hair; probably cut at earlobe length. The only surprises were a broad short nose and thick lips."

All I can say to that is there's a bunch of African Americans that would fit that description-and quite a lot more who look as White as- well- most of you Mudcat posters.

The only reason why this matters so much is that Western society has put 'white people' on such a pedestal that many Black people-in particular-but also many other people of color need to search so hard for people who look like them to look up to...

Frankly it doesn't matter to me WHAT the historical Jesus looked {looks} like. But for some it matters.

And to them I say if it helps you emulate Jesus to say he looks like you {or like some people in your race} more power to you.

Ms. Azizi