tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781412028731306955.post8932858458313424221..comments2024-03-05T19:23:08.940-05:00Comments on Indigenous Jesus: Christ in the Oakshmsarthistorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06263341820133845291noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781412028731306955.post-77371737174952793642015-07-07T21:55:54.211-04:002015-07-07T21:55:54.211-04:00Yes, the inscriptions of the names were part of th...Yes, the inscriptions of the names were part of the comission. It brings the power of the resurrected Jesus "down to home." Not just any oaks, but the oaks of the swamps in Mississippi, where so many black bodies will most likely never be found, or brought homeJoseph A.Brown, SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18154531856997534366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6781412028731306955.post-27056488649674576192013-01-26T02:19:57.429-05:002013-01-26T02:19:57.429-05:00Thanks for sharing! I've never seen this one b...Thanks for sharing! I've never seen this one before, and I like it a lot. I found a small write-up about it in a book called "Mississippi Back Roads" (pp. 18-19). It says that the African kente cloth Jesus is wearing--which I believe refers to that colorful patterned portion attached at the bottom--indicates his royal lineage. It also says that the members of the church congregation inscribed their names in the tree. That's neat how the artist made them a part of the creation process in this small way. (I assume that this was done at the artist's initiative or at least with his consent, but I may be wrong.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com