Title: Asian faces of Jesus
Description: 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 of Christianity, left behind a Western understanding of Jesus. Today, Asians are seeking the face of the original Jesus - his Asian face. For them, all understanding of Jesus arise out of their particular contextual needs. Enriching the Western understanding of Jesus, Asians employ new interpretative resources, cultural symbols, and thought patterns as they make sense of Jesus for their own time and place.
Subjects: Religious life and customs, Person and offices, History of doctrines, Histoire des doctrines, Vida religiosa y costumbres, Personne et fonctions, Christologie, Vie religieuse, Theologie, Doctrinal Theology, Christology, Christians, asia
Places: Asia
People: Jesus Christ
Time periods: 20th century