Asian Faces of Jesus

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Author Edited by: R.S. Sugirtharajah
Editorial Orbis Books
ISBN 139780883448335
Publish date June 15, 1993

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Asian Faces of Jesus

Although Jesus was born in the western part of Asia, it was not until fifteen hundred years later that Asia experienced the full impact of Jesus’ personality and teaching. Western missionaries, the primary transmitters or Christianity, left behind a western understanding of Jesus. Today, Asians are seeking the face of the original Jesus – his asian face. For them, all understandings of Jesus arise out of their particular contextual needs. Enriching the western understanding of Jesus, Asians employ new interpretive resources, cultural symbols, and thought patterns as they make sense of Jesus for their own time and place. Part I focuses on ” Jesus Amid Other Asian Ways, Truths and Lights.” Part II presents ” Newly Emerging profiles of Jesus Amid Asia’s Poverty and Religious Plurality.” Contributors include Ovey N. Mohammad, Seiichi Yagi, Aloysius Pieris, Stanley J. Samartha, Micheal Amaladoss, C.S Song, Kosuke Koyama, Micheal Rodrigo, Chung Hyun Kyung, and Sebastian Kappen.

A pesar de que Jesús nació en la parte occidental de Asia, no fue sino hasta mil quinientos años después que Asia experimentó el impacto completo de la personalidad y las enseñanzas de Jesús. Los principales transmisores occidentales del cristianismo fueron los misioneros, quienes dejaron su entendimiento occidental de Jesús. Hoy, los asiáticos están buscando el rostro original de Jesús—su rostro asiático. Para ellos, todo entendimiento de Jesús surge de las necesidades contextuales particulares. Enriqueciendo el entendimiento occidental de Jesús, los asiáticos emplean nuevos recursos interpretativos, símbolos culturales, y patrones de pensamiento para hacer sentido de Jesús en su propio tiempo y lugar.
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