So much of religious artwork portrays Jesus as a while person. Why was that so?

Why was Jesus often portrayed as a white person?

Welcome to the YouTube Chanel of the Victorian Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. As at 30 June 2011, the official membership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church across Australia was 56,156, not including the many valued children of the church who are yet to make their own decision to be baptised.

The Bible, God's special message to humanity, is our only creed.  Love for God ought to supersede all else because God's love for us is beyond measure. Christ is at the centre of that love and thus He is the centre of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's beliefs and purposes.

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Welcome to the YouTube Chanel of the Victorian Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. As at 30 June 2011, the official membership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church across Australia was 56,156, not including the many valued children of the church who are yet to make their own decision to be baptised. The Bible, God's special message to humanity, is our only creed. Love for God ought to supersede all else because God's love for us is beyond measure. Christ is at the centre of that love and thus He is the centre of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's beliefs and purposes.

Welcome to the YouTube Chanel of the Victorian Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. As at 30 June 2011, the official membership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church across Australia was 56,156, not including the many valued children of the church who are yet to make their own decision to be baptised.

The Bible, God's special message to humanity, is our only creed.  Love for God ought to supersede all else because God's love for us is beyond measure. Christ is at the centre of that love and thus He is the centre of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's beliefs and purposes.

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Why was Jesus often portrayed as a white person?

Why was Jesus often portrayed as a white person?