Depictions of Jesus throughout history have caused controversy for many in the Christian faith. The Gospel accounts do not present a description of Jesus’ physical form, yet many different ideas of what he looked like have emerged over two thousand years. Some believe the images are not biblically consistent, and even disruptive to one’s personal view of God and themselves.
KIM LAWTON, correspondent: "For two thousand years, visually depicting Jesus, whether in sacred art or pop culture, has been a complicated, often controversial endeavour".
PROF. EDWARD BLUM (San Diego State University): "We vest so much emotion into the figure of Jesus, whether it’s love him, find our redemption through him, whether it’s animosity toward Jesus, that you live in a culture that, that prizes Jesus and you don’t believe in him, the stakes are so high, the emotions are so high. ...Whenever we give bible figures actual visible bodies, it can play into our own problems with, whether it’s race or gender or sexuality".
Source/Credit: Religion and Ethics Newsweekly
August 26, 2014
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