What is the correct depiction of Jesus Christ?

[jenk1]

Christianity currently shows Jesus as a white man with a beard. Ethiopian Orthodox Church depicts Jesus with very dark skin. Jesus was born in the middle east, so was he of Middle Eastern race? Even after immaculate conception? Is the very white depiction of Jesus in society a strong argument for the Rastafari movement (the corruption of the bible by 'Babylon')?

 

[Theundigo]

A Jamaican throwing the peace sign with a blunt in his mouth.

 

[Revewingwangwoowoo]

he would have looked like a dark skinned jewish person.

with black hair and a beard.

 

[hopeofkingdom]

If you take a look at the Jewish people who have lived in the land through their generations, the Sabras (if I spell it correctly) then That is the most likely skin colouring, surely? It is the sort of colour that many in the UK try to get by frying on foreign beaches or sun beds.

As Ethiopians are mentioned in Scripture as some that went up to Jerusalem to the Passover and one in particular was baptised in the river by Philip, then we can assume that Jesus would have been sympathetic to them but distinct from them.

Every country who has painters who have represented Jesus seem to have this desire to make Jesus look like them - human nature. However the Bible never gives a description like that because we should not make a representation of him.

As for Rastafarians, surely their belief is more in Haile Selasse as we see from this Wikipedia entry below:

The Rastafarian movement is a monotheistic, Abrahamic, new religious movement[1] that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former, and final, Emperor of Ethiopia, as the incarnation of God, called Jah[2] or Jah Rastafari. Haile Selassie is the physical body through which the Power of the Trinity exhibits its power here on earth, making H.I.M Haile Selassie I in reality the Holy Trinity. An example of this truth lies in the coronation name of Jesus, Emmanuel, which means God with us. It was at this point, Jesus the Christ, became one with God, or God in reality here on earth.

Other characteristics of Rastafari include the spiritual use of cannabis,[3][4] rejection of western society (called "Babylon"), and various Afrocentric social and political aspirations,[3][5] such as the teachings of Jamaican publicist, organizer, and black separatist Marcus Garvey (also often regarded as a prophet), whose political and cultural vision helped inspire Leonard Howell to develop the foundations of this world view. The Rastafari movement predominantly emerged in Jamaica in the 20th century, and it proclaims Africa (also "Zion") as the original place where the body of the first man was found, which established independency among blacks.

That, I am sad to say, is not a Biblical view at all. The Trinity is a man-made doctrine and that this man should be considered to have special powers resting in him is extraordinarily unfounded.