The debate over the color of Jesus’ skin is one of the oldest running arguments in religion. But this Easter, the question is a serious one — for several reasons.

In our heated discussion, some callers were adamant that, like most Americans, Jesus was a white man; to which I suggested that skin color made no difference to anyone.

As some historians and theologians have posited, the silence of the Scriptures on the issue of Jesus’ skin color is critical to Christianity’s broad appeal with people of various ethnicities.

Christians should be able to agree that as followers of Jesus, skin color is no basis upon which to judge or rank people. Jesus wasn’t white. Seventy percent of Christians globally are not white.

But the question over the color of Jesus’ skin is a serious one this Easter, for two reasons.

But the question over the color of Jesus’ skin is a serious one this Easter, for two reasons. First, while the classic Nordic Jesus remains a popular image today in some churches, a movement to ...

The debate over the color of Jesus’ skin is one of the oldest running arguments in religion. But this Easter, the question is a serious one — for several reasons.