{"id":2561,"date":"2009-01-10T19:20:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-10T19:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2009\/01\/jesus-with-or-without-special-effects\/"},"modified":"2009-01-10T19:20:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-10T19:20:00","slug":"jesus-with-or-without-special-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2009\/01\/jesus-with-or-without-special-effects.html","title":{"rendered":"Jesus with or without Special Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Mike Leaptrott has a simply wonderful short reflection on his blog entitled \u201cJesus in CGI<\/a>\u201c. He considers the miracles and other such facets of the Gospels as \u201cspecial effects\u201d and considers how they (like modern CGI effects) have the potential to make the \u201cmovie\u201d more or less enjoyable. Here\u2019s a taste:<\/p>\n

Current flavors of fundamentalism rely heavily on a kind of CGI interpretation of God that fills in the gaps where human actors could not possibly succeed. By fixating on the imagery, the underlying plot is lost. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Elsewhere in the blogosphere, Ricky Carvel has a post on Lazarus as \u201cthe disciple whom Jesus loved<\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\n

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