Are there any white people in the bible?

[Xeno.of.athens]

I guess Pontius Pilate was white, and some of the Greek Philosophers that saint Paul encountered in Athens were probably white, but Jews weren't, they are more or less like Arabs are today.

Can you think of any white people of faith and importance in the bible?

 

[trophy33]

I guess Pontius Pilate was white, and some of the Greek Philosophers that saint Paul encountered in Athens were probably white, but Jews weren't, they are more of less like Arabs are today.

Can you think of any white people of faith and importance in the bible?

All the Greek and Roman Christians.

 

[Bob Crowley]

Maybe Cornelius the Centurion, but I don't know what his racial profile was.

St. Paul had disciples in the various cities he visited, but it would be difficult to know if they were "white" or "semitic".

Paul's disciples in Rome - Google Search

Paul's companions in Rome

In addition to Luke (who wrote Luke’s Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles while staying with Paul in 60-62AD), Paul’s companions in Rome include Timothy (see Colossians 1:1, Philippians 1:1 & 2:19-23), Aristarchus (see Acts 20:4 & 27:2), Epaphrus (see Colossians 1:7), Joshua Justus, Demas and John Mark.

 

[Xeno.of.athens]

All the Greek and Roman Christians.

You think so? A lot of them were converts from Judaism.

 

[trophy33]

You think so? A lot of them were converts from Judaism.

If by judaism you mean Jews, they would not have Greek/Roman names. For example Titus, who has the whole epistle made for him, was quite obviously a Greek.

 

[JesusFollowerForever]

I guess Pontius Pilate was white, and some of the Greek Philosophers that saint Paul encountered in Athens were probably white, but Jews weren't, they are more or less like Arabs are today.

Can you think of any white people of faith and importance in the bible?

I do not want to be rude but what is the point of this? did not GOD create humans all humans, white yellow black there are no differences, the same with hair colour or eye colour, can we judge people by colour, absolutely not. why do you want to know, it is the same as asking Jesus hair colour or eye colour, probably brown, yes there were probably "white skinned people" in the bible certainly. would it change your perception if you knew?
At the end we are all god's children made in his image.

Peace

 

[eleos1954]

I guess Pontius Pilate was white, and some of the Greek Philosophers that saint Paul encountered in Athens were probably white, but Jews weren't, they are more or less like Arabs are today.

Can you think of any white people of faith and importance in the bible?

We can speculate to a certain degree as to peoples skin color in biblical times from their geological location ... other than that we really don't know what their skin color was.

 

[hislegacy]

Any Asian? Any Hispanic? Any black?

Our God and His theology is beyond physical appearance. It matters nothing to Him.

 

[BPPLEE]

I guess Pontius Pilate was white, and some of the Greek Philosophers that saint Paul encountered in Athens were probably white, but Jews weren't, they are more or less like Arabs are today.

Can you think of any white people of faith and importance in the bible?

Isn’t there a book called Romans?

 

[QvQ]

The ancient Egyptians were white

"Up to 70 percent of British men and half of all Western European men are related to the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun, geneticists in Switzerland said." (Reuters)

"The results showed that King Tut belonged to a genetic profile group, known as haplogroup R1b1a2, to which more than 50 percent of all men in Western Europe belong, indicating that they share a common ancestor. Among modern-day Egyptians this haplogroup contingent is below 1 percent, "

 

[Xeno.of.athens]

Any black?

The Ethiopian eunuch was black, I think.

 

[Xeno.of.athens]

Isn’t there a book called Romans?

There sure is.

 

[Xeno.of.athens]

At the end we are all god's children made in his image.

Agreed.

 

[Xeno.of.athens]

If by judaism you mean Jews, they would not have Greek/Roman names. For example Titus, who has the whole epistle made for him, was quite obviously a Greek.

I may be wrong, but Titus looks like a Latin spelling.

 

[RandyPNW]

I guess Pontius Pilate was white, and some of the Greek Philosophers that saint Paul encountered in Athens were probably white, but Jews weren't, they are more or less like Arabs are today.

Can you think of any white people of faith and importance in the bible?

Depends on who you classify as "white?" If a Greek philosopher was the grandchild of Black parents who lived in Greece, then the fact they were "Greek" could refer more to their home of origin, as well as their preferred language--not their racial ethnicity.

 

[BobRyan]

I guess Pontius Pilate was white, and some of the Greek Philosophers that saint Paul encountered in Athens were probably white, but Jews weren't, they are more or less like Arabs are today.

Can you think of any white people of faith and importance in the bible?

Any Australians in the Bible?
Any Chinese?
Any South Americans?
Eskimos?

Ahh here they are "God so loved the WORLD that He gave" John 3:16
"God is not willing that ANY should perish but that ALL should come to repentance" 2 Pet 3:

 

[Bob Crowley]

The Brits (and Australian women) will disagree but the three wise men were Australians.

 

[Xeno.of.athens]

The Brits (and Australian women) will disagree but the three wise men were Australians.

So true, and quite funny.

 

[jacks]

Not sure what you mean by "white", but the federal government officially categorizes people with origins in Lebanon, Iran, Egypt and other countries in the MENA region as white. (MENA is the middle east and north Africa.)

 

[QvQ]

The Haplogroup J2 which includes Israelites originated in the Caucuses.
Anything that originated around the Caucuses is Caucasian descent.
Caucasian are white. J2 Haplogroup

There have been very few DNA studies made on ancient Israelites but so far Haplogroup J2 is the one found.