Is Christianity the White Man's Religion? by Antipas L. Harris

Author:Antipas L. Harris
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cultural identity;people of color;oppression;justice;anti-racist;racist;racial justice;racial discrimination;racism in the church;racism in Christianity;race;racism;social justice in the bible;racial equality;black church;multicultural;diversity;diverse church;millennials;generation z;ethnic diversity in the bible;slavery in the bible;white supremacy;white jesus;black jesus;brown jesus;blonde jesus;white man's religion;eurocentric;western church;global church;multicultural church
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2020-03-11T08:29:17+00:00

PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE BIBLE

Imagine a little dark-skinned baby born to an unmarried peasant girl named Mary. Impregnated under odd circumstances, Mary had already resisted any potential temptation to terminate her pregnancy. Then, shortly after the baby’s birth, his poor, dark-skinned mom and stepdad were warned to flee as refugees to Egypt because of Herod’s threat of infanticide.

Undoubtedly, they were embarrassed, frustrated, and stressed out; but, deep down they knew their baby’s purpose was far bigger than his birth conditions. He was worth fighting for!

Now, snap back.

That image is closer to historical accuracy. With a backdrop of a version of Christianity that has supported hostility against dark-skinned people, teen mothers, and refugees, and often lacks support for the unborn and newborn babies, it is hard to believe that Jesus was a dark-skinned, protected child of an unmarried teenager and a refugee.

Additionally, most of the authors of the books of the Bible were people of color. In the New Testament, the author of the Gospel of Mark was a Jew from Cyrene, which was located in the modern northeast region of Libya. Most scholars believe that the book of Mark was the first of the Gospel writings, and that the Gospels of Matthew and Luke use Mark as a guide for their outline. This would mean that the author of the first Synoptic Gospel was an African Jew. Also, although the book of Hebrews does not have an author’s signature, many scholars believe that Apollos wrote Hebrews. If this is the case, then Hebrews was also written by an African because Apollos was an Egyptian Jew from Alexandria.

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