4. Jesus Preaches in the Temple (from The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision) by Douglas Blanchard
“And he was teaching daily in the temple.” -- Luke 19:47 (RSV)
All kinds of people crowded around Jesus when he taught at the temple: male and female, young and old, rich and poor, healthy and sick, people from every race and nation -- and the queer ones: women who acted like men, men who acted like women, those who loved someone of the same sex, those with bodies somewhere between male and female....
Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6 of the Gay Passion of Christ series are now posted at the Jesus in Love Blog. The combination of Doug Blanchard's paintings and Kittredge Cherry's words, along with passages from Scripture is powerful, indeed. The series will run daily throughout the Lenten season. See for yourself.
Thanks for highlighting our Passion of Christ series again! Of the 3 posts mentioned here, I especially like Blanchard’s Last Supper, which looks so much like a meal that I can actually imagine attending with my own friends. Another person commented that “Jesus Prays Alone” is their favorite so far.
ReplyDeleteKittKatt, you're welcome. I'd find it quite difficult to pick a favorite from amongst the paintings. The more I look at them, the more I like them all.
ReplyDeleteWe are using these in Patrick Cheng's class on Christology, this week highlighting Queer Christology. It's very powerful. Thanks for doing this series, Mimi
ReplyDeleteElizabeth, Jesus in Love is running the series until the end of Lent. I'm only doing a reminder every so often. No. 7 is posted today.
ReplyDelete