The mark of cain
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"According to some scholars, some early interpretations of the Bible in Syriac Christianity combined the "curse" with the "mark", and interpreted the curse of Cain as black skin.[7] Relying on rabbinic texts, it is argued, the Syriacs interpreted a passage in the Book of Genesis ("And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell") as implying that Cain underwent a permanent change in skin color.[8]Ephrem the Syrian (306-378): “Abel was bright as the light, / but the murderer (Cain) was dark as the darkness".[9]"
Syriac Christianity defined:
"Syriac Christianity is a culturally and linguistically distinctive community within Eastern Christianity."So perhaps a long time ago, a small group of Christians held this absurd belief and distortion of the Biblical texts....but to try and lump all Christianity together by saying "Christianity used to preach that black people's skin was the mark of Cain" is a massive overstatement...and simply not true.
- You're arguing with uber, you do realize the futility, no?TheBlueOne
- And wouldn't it be "The Mark of Schvartzer"?TheBlueOne
- haha...well yes you have a good point. I am probably taking the bait on this :)designbot