# Wait.... Jesus was white? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [February 2, 2023, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-jesus-was-white/979199 "2023-02-02T09:14:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 65
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-jesus-was-white/979199/65 "2023-02-03T17:02:40Z")
Unca Cecil’s take on that question. > **[Did Jesus really exist? And what’s with the Shroud of Turin?](https://www.straightdope.com/21341693/did-jesus-really-exist-and-what-s-with-the-shroud-of-turin)** > [@Did Jesus really exist? And what's with the Shroud of Turin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-really-exist-and-whats-with-the-shroud-of-turin/686353): > > I just read this older article in search for myself why there are no records of the Christ, you would think there would be hundreds of ancient writings and records for someone who claimed to be the son of God. its so confusing. and came to this conclusion about the shroud. how could it be from the Christ? for one thing i think cloth would decompose. plus, If I removed my dead son or relative, from a torture stake, id clean him off, [his blood would run out and coagulate wouldn’t it?] p… Topics debating that very question. > [@Did Jesus Exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-exist/537889): > > First off, I have been agnostic for only a few years now. Yet I have always thought that Jesus was a real person. Granted I thought maybe he was a great illusionist or something. Recently I’ve started looking into the question of, was there an actual jesus? Is there any actual recorded history from non-believers? Someone told me that Pontius Pilate had some notes written about jesus from that time, only to later find out the notes were from a work of fiction by W. P. Crozier in 1928. A friend… > [@How do we know for certain Jesus really lived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-for-certain-jesus-really-lived/844978): > > Let’s try to keep this from going into the BBQ Pit. I didn’t think it belonged in General Questions. I in no way mean to insult, question or belittle the beliefs of anyone by asking this question. I have met a lot of people who swear that Jesus lived, said the things he is supposed to have said, and died the way he was supposed to have died. There is absolutely no doubt in their minds. So was Jesus a historical figure, and if he was, how do we know? What undeniable scientific or other evidence… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-jesus-was-white/979199)._