Merely bad writing, David.  I found it curious that Mr. McIntyre did not,
given his beliefs, include representing Jesus as a female among his reasons
for finding the photograph offensive.

Ellen
----- Original Message -----
From: David E. Haberstich <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: Giuliani's At It Again!


> In a message dated 01-02-20 15:04:04 EST, Ellen Cutler wrote:
>
> << Tammy Hindle finds the photograph "beautiful."  Everton McIntyre finds
the
>  photograph offensive because its effect contradicts the image he holds in
>  his head and his heart and because the Jesus figure is portrayed nude
(and,
>  McIntyre tells us, "Jesus was never nude").  It is interesting that he
does
>  not say that the problem is that Jesus is shown as a woman, and that
>  Pentecostal beliefs holds that Jesus is a man (as in Adam and not Eve).
>>
>
> While most of this post was interesting and thoughtful, I found the above
> statement rather curious, and I'm struggling to find the point.  The
belief
> that Jesus was a man is hardly a uniquely Pentecostal position.  The only
> evidence we have for Jesus's existence--the Bible and a few miscellaneous
> non-biblical references--agree unequivocally that he was a man.  As in
Adam
> and Eve?  What does that mean?  It would be just about as useful to state
> that Masonic beliefs hold that George Washington was a man (as in John
Smith
> and Pocahontas?).  Or, if you consider Jesus a mythical or literary figure
> rather than historical, you might also say Nordic literary critics'
beliefs
> hold that Beowulf was a man...
>
> I personally have no problem with artistic license.  A painting of George
> Washington as a nude woman crossing the Delaware would be fine with me.
>
> David Haberstich
>
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