Was the painting "Black Jesus" (J.J Evans, Jr., oil on canvas, 1974), despite the manifestations of its apparent supernatural powers, truly blasphemous?
2007-07-27 08:40:06 · 19 answers · asked by Peter D 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hell no!
2007-07-27 08:48:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, I dont think it is blasphemous. Jesus was not handsome that people would notice him that way, and men paint Him as they are inspired. I have seen an Asian Jesus painting and it is quite thought provoking. I dont think it is a big issue with Him.
2007-07-27 08:46:45 · answer #2 · answered by Yo C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus might have not been black-skinned but actually a tannish color, like most of the people of that time in that place, but it is not blasphemous to portray Jesus as black-skinned.
2007-07-27 08:44:44 · answer #3 · answered by Dude Scimmy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's no more blasphemous than painting a white Jesus.
2007-07-27 08:43:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
No I don't think it is blasphemous but I do think it is silly when people spend too much energy debating what he would have looked like etc.....
He was a Jew that is certain otherwise I will wait to get the rest of the picture in heaven.
2007-07-27 08:44:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No more or less than painting a white Jesus.
2007-07-27 08:51:04 · answer #6 · answered by Sacred Chao 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since Jesus was a hebrew he likely had skin that can be likened to middle-eastern skin tone. Whether that means black, white, beige, brown, yellow, orange or pink to you doesn't matter. His skin isn't what was important.
2007-07-27 08:45:54 · answer #7 · answered by lmay1787 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here's a bunch of black Jesus's - looking good!
http://images.google.com/images?q=black+jesus&hl=en&um=1&sa=X&oi=images&ct=title
2007-07-27 08:47:59 · answer #8 · answered by Joe D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How could it be? No one living now knows what Jesus looks like.. he COULD be black for all anyone around in this day and age knows!
2007-07-27 08:43:14 · answer #9 · answered by bensbabe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, everyone sees Jesus differently. Do you have the only photo that Jesus was in before He died?
2007-07-27 08:45:25 · answer #10 · answered by julie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO I don't think so everyone paints according to what they look like. But he was a middle eastern.
2007-07-27 08:42:37 · answer #11 · answered by Healthy For Him 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋