Sorry folks, Samson was NOT colored

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Author: -̮̮̃-̃ ̾●̮̮̃̾•̃̾ ™Usenet Legends...
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:43

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The new mini-series "The Bible" on The History Channel has already
screwed up the story. Samson was not colored by any means. He was an
Israelite of the tribe of Dan. NOT Ethiopian or African. Does
affirmative action apply to the bible also???
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By Michael Gryboski , Christian Post Reporter
March 11, 2013|4:02 pm
As millions tuned in to the second part of the miniseries "The Bible"
on The History Channel on Sunday night, some were intrigued by the
casting choice for one of the characters.

Samson, the Ancient Near East judge known for superhuman strength and
long hair, was portrayed by a black actor, leading many online to
ponder aloud what Samson must have looked like.  On the discussion
board for Internet Movie Database entry for "The Bible," someone
posted the question and got five pages worth of responses for and
against the idea.


The Christian Post asked its Facebook fans what they thought of Samson
and received over 400 comments, many addressing the question as to
whether or not Samson really looked that way.

Dr. Andrew Vaughn, executive director of the American School for
Oriental Research located at Boston University and an expert in the
Hebrew Bible, told The Christian Post that while Samson was probably
not black it is a minor issue. "Historically, the Bible describes
Samson's parents as Israelites from the tribe of Dan, so it is
unlikely that the historical Samson would have been so dark skinned.

Re: Sorry folks, Samson was NOT colored

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Author: Frank McCoy
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:03

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-???-? ??????•?? ™Usenet Legends ªºªand?a®ole
<usenetlegends00010@gmail.com> wrote:

>The new mini-series "The Bible" on The History Channel has already
>screwed up the story. Samson was not colored by any means. He was an
>Israelite of the tribe of Dan. NOT Ethiopian or African. Does
>affirmative action apply to the bible also???

A lot of people believe the Tribe of Dan was dark-skinned.
There's a lot of evidence to suggest that it's so.
Remember also that the Israelites (all 12 tribes) left Egypt after
living there and yes, intermarrying for many decades.  It would be
quite natural for different tribes to select among themselves for
different physical characteristics, be it white, more tan like most
Semites, or even very dark like the Egyptians they were living with.

These days it's hard to tell; because it's almost impossible to point
to any specific people or even group of people as belonging to ANY one
specific "tribe" of the original Israelites.  Especially-so what with
the various tribes intermarrying over centuries; not to mention
various times in captivity when all crammed together.

Definitely a VERY motley crew.

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