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Major Nikon

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4. Caucasian just basically means white skinned

Reply to Jim__ (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 02:36 PM

Dec 2023

I'm sure there were white skinned people from the region during the 1st century, there were also very dark skinned people and those in the middle.

Given Jesus' alleged origins, it's not very likely he would have been Caucasian.

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