CHRIST IN INDIAN PAINTINGS, MOVIES,
LITERATURE AND SECULAR PRESENTATION
Paintings as
Christology
Paintings also
convey the message and life of Jesus Christ, not only books and writings. The
printings reflects different dimensions of Jesus life. The paintings depicts
difference themes which reflects a Christology. Richard W. Taylor, in
"Jesus in Indian paintings" says there are two theme centre on
paintings-suffering Jesus and the Christ child with Madonna.
K.C. S. Panikkar, Indian painters
says he was not painting Jesus but i was painting the agony that happened to on
the cross. The agony of is appropriate subject of painting.
Nikhil Biswas, says the agony,
pain of Jesus is the best image for Jesus painting. The agony of Jesus is not
the agony of Jesus but primarily the pain of humanity of the present age. Jesus
agony is unparalleled one. Jesus crucifixion is transcendental beyond human
imagination.
P.Lal, art critics, says
there are three iconographic breakthrough in the world- suffering Christ,
smiling Buddha and dancing Nataraja(Shiva). Here, suffering Christ is the most
content iconic image.
Jesus in movies
Can we consider movie
as Christology?
Movie about is also
one of the expression of Christology, movie also reflects different ideas of
Jesus. In 1973 in Tamil Nadu, one of the highest Indian Christian faith based movie which receieved a mixed reception from the audience was very unique. The name of the movie was 'Jesus' and all the actors and actress are Hindus. This is a great portrayal of Christology amidst other faith.
Movie about is a
Christological reflection.
Literature- Poem, Novels,
Prose. It is over of the form of Christology. In 1997, one small stories about
"till you see the mirror" by P.Zachariah published by Mathru
Bhums. Jesus will shave or not, mother
said don't do that. He went to barber and enquire what will happen when i shave
it his beard. Barber gave mirror to
Jesus to evaluate himself. Jesus see himself very different and disturbed. He
regards himself ugly and uncomfortable to see
his own image, so he quit his idea of shaving his beard.
The last temptation
of Jesus, this drama became popularize in 1988. The church banned it and
opposed tooth and nailed.
Secular Presentation
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Interpreted Jesus as
moral teacher
Swami Vivekananda
Christ is one of the
great incarnation of God. Christ is the special manifestation of the Absolute
which is unknown to the people. Jesus works was spiritual in nature and he
called Yogi and Jeevan Mukta. Jeevan mukta is the one who has realised the
ultimate liberation in this life.
Mahatma Gandhi
Interpreted Jesus as
Satyagrahi: Satya means truth, grahi-clinging to, so it means clinging to the
truth. The Christian understanding of Jesus was so patient, full of forgiveness
and he taught his disciples not to retaliate in an abuse state of life. Jesus
suffering is one of the contribution in the idea of non violence and influence
Mahatma Gandhi greatly.
Living Christ means
a living cross and without it life is a living death.
S. Radhakrishnan
Radhakrishnan says
Jesus was a historical fact and a datum of history but Christ is the judgment
of history. Jesus is the example of a man who has become God and none can say
where is this manhood ends and his divinity begins. Jesus is a TatTvamasi
that are thou.
Buddha
Jesus as Bodhisattva
a liberated soul. Who shows the way of liberation to others. Thich Nhat Hank
in his book The Living Buddha days Jesus is the son of God and son of man.
Jesus is our Father, teacher, brother, he is our self.
Jawaharlal Nehru, in his letter to
his daughter Indira while in prison with a title ‘Jesus and Christianity’ on April
12, 1932 on Christology is as-
Jesus Christ is the
best rebel after Buddha against the existing social order. The rebel Jesus preachings
non-violence and ahimsa and a revolt against the social order. Jesus claimed no
divinity. His repeated statements that he was the son of God and the son of man
do not necessarily mean any divine or superhuman claim.
Autobiography of
Christ
It become the
hermeneutical tools, it is the source. It is shape and molded by culture,
traditions, experienced, historical background, ideology, gender, faith or
denomination.
Jacques Dupis,
"Who do you say I am"
Jesus became Christ
through the mediation of our guest.
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