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The long history of how Jesus came to resemble a white European

  • Written by Anna Swartwood House, Assistant Professor of Art History, University of South Carolina
imagePainting depicting transfiguration of Jesus, a story in the New Testament when Jesus becomes radiant upon a mountain.Artist Raphael /Collections Hallwyl Museum, CC BY-SA

The portrayal of Jesus as a white, European man has come under renewed scrutiny during this period of introspection over the legacy of racism in society.

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