One thing I've never understood is the willingness of Christian writers to put words in Jesus's mouth. (I can only think of Milton in Paradise Lost and C.S. Lewis in the Narnia books, if you accept Aslan as Jesus). How could a sinner imagine what Jesus would say? How could he or she presume to know? If Jesus said heaven and earth would pass away, but his words would never pass away, surely counterfeiting those words is very questionable? (If you're not a Christian or you regard religion with contempt, obviously this question would not be relevant to you, so please ignore it.)
2007-09-27 10:09:59 · 17 answers · asked by Private Erin Coolidge 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To Ray and Siar and the other idiots who obviously didn't read my question: we KNOW what you think. Why bother telling us? What would you people do without religion? If you were true atheists, you would just ignore it!
2007-09-27 10:27:34 · update #1
This question is very relevant to my interests. (lawl)
To use Jesus in fiction is to either completely recast him (in which case, it's obviously just a different character with aesthetic and nominative similarities and blasphemy is a non-issue) or to make reference to scripture. To make reference to scripture in a work of fiction is to either challenge or reiterate the authority by which scripture is written, and the former may be taken as blasphemous in those cultural contexts within which scripture is innerrant.
It is not, however, a crime against God. Scriptural works are based on our limited human understandings of the divine entity, and to try to restrict God to our own infinitessimal "knowledge" of him is more blasphemous than any challenge to scripture that fiction may pronounce.
2007-09-27 10:21:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Please consider that Paul himself put words into Jesus' mouth when he wrote the Bible. There is no evidence other than Paul's word that Jesus said the things that we're told He said. Paul tells us that the words he wrote were given to him by God, but again we only have Paul's word on that.
As for how a 'sinner' could imagine what Jesus would say, are we not ALL sinners? If not a sinner, then who? Are we not ALL equally able to contemplate His word and the meanings of His words?? Remember, that regardless of whether or not you take Paul's words as literal truth, they have been translated and re-translated from a dead language. At this point, it is ALL interpretation. There's no getting around it.
2007-09-27 10:18:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's only blasphemous if you believe Jesus isn't a fictional character. I could intelligently and evidentialy argue that he quite clearly is. Why should I be concerned with blasphemy when I don't believe in such nonsense?
At the end of the day, If it were all true, what a petty and insecure God would we be dealing with if he were offended at having himself borrowed as a fictional character?
Certainly no God I would wish to entertain.
2007-09-27 10:22:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm reminded of "The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal" by Christopher Moore
I don't think the books you mention would be considered blasphemous anymore than all of the films or tv shows that portray Jesus could be considered such.
2007-09-27 10:17:02 · answer #4 · answered by Quiet Tempest 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
John replied, "Master, we saw someone forcing demons out of a person by using the power and authority of your name. We tried to stop him because he was not one of us." Jesus said to him, "Don't stop him! Whoever isn't against you is for you." Luke 9:50
I think that the Gospel message can be spread in many different forms, to new audiences, such as to children. I think that Narnia can lead and inspire many to learn more about Jesus Christ and his teachings in the Bible. God bless.
2007-09-27 10:15:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is the main character in a book called the Bible
therefore he is fictional
2007-09-27 10:22:24 · answer #6 · answered by gordon m 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well, I always figured if he existed, he'd come right on down and smite my @$$ for blaspheming him on the hundreds of thousands of times I already have.
Besides- the bible is a work of fiction.
2007-09-27 10:14:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I think it is blasphemous and I also think it is blasphemous to disguise the name when trying to make christ look rather silly, Life of Brian
2007-09-27 10:42:10 · answer #8 · answered by Scouse 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's why we have scripture! To know what would Jesus say.
God loves you.....God bless
2007-09-27 10:22:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it's not blasphemous dear.
Jesus is a fictional character of bronze age middle eastern goat herders fairy tales.
2007-09-27 10:15:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋