Month: December 2016

21 Dec

The Book of Enoch: Black Adam, Albino Noah, and The Image of God

Black History In The Bible89 CommentsResearch & StudiesAdam, Air, Albino, Angels, Black, Brown, Cattle, Color, Dead Sea Scrolls, Dust, Earth, Eden, Enoch, Europeans, Fish, Flood, Fowl, Giants, Heaven, Jesus, Lamech, Methuselah, National Geographic, Noah, Qumran, Sea, Seth, Skin, Spirit, Sun, White, Wool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7_eFJqoS3o Was everyone on the planet black before Noah's flood? The book of Enoch seems to indicate that the world before Noah's flood was a much darker place, as far as melanin is concerned. While The Book of Enoch is not considered canon (official scripture), it was very important to the ancient Hebrews. In fact, it was so important, that they hid it among the Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran. Let's start by looking at the story concerning Noah's birth: "After a time, my son Mathusala took a wife for his son Lamech. She became pregnant by him, and brought…

11 Dec

From Niger to Nigger: Simeon and The Other Black Apostles

Black History In The Bible19 CommentsUncategorizedBlack Apostles, Black Disciples, Did Jesus Have Black Apostles?, Did Jesus Have Black Disciples?, Is The Word Nigger In The Bible?, Niger In The Bible, Nigger In The Bible, Simeon Niger, Were The Disciples Black?, Were The First Apostles Black?, Were The First Disciples Black?, Were There Any Black Apostles?, Were There Any Black Disciples?, What Does Niger Mean In The Bible?, What Race Were The Apostles?, What Race Were The Disciples?, Which Apostle Is Called Niger In The Bible?, Which Apostles Were Black

[table id=6 /] Did you know that the apostle Simeon was nicknamed Niger... pronounced NEE-GER in Latin? Growing up, I was taught that it was pronounced ny-jer, so I never gave it any additional thought. A couple of years ago, Xavier Jackson brought up the reference in Acts, which motivated me to give it a second look. Let's start by looking at the verse: "Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the…

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