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1 | Forbidden fruit represents sex? | Gen 3:1 | Just Read Mark | 87969 | ||
Interpreting Nudity. Hi Reilly and Emmaus. I've been thinking about this from another angle. I agree with everything that has been said -- but I was left wondering "where did this sex idea come from?" There is the fact that God clothed Adam and Eve only after the fall. This could suggest, to some, that their naked innocence was sexually ignorant. In our sexualized culture, we cannot seem to interpret nudity as anything other than erotic -- and thus the clothing seems a critique of their nudity (sexuality of the fall.) Of course nudity has other symbolic meanings. To be naked -- husband, wife, with God -- is a sign of trust, honesty, complete sharing. With sin, we need to protect ourselves, set up limits --- clothe ourselves. The clothing is about barriers between Adam and Eve, and between them and God. The sexuality bit is also played up in paintings of the theme. Sometimes you have nudity as beautiful intimacy --- but other times the sexuality is played up in the temptation scene. Medieval paintings of "Death and the Maiden" -- with both sex (Eve) and Death (the snakelike tempter) -- certainly pack a punch. Thus the person that buys the painting gets to a) feel holy for having such a venerable Bible scene to admonish them; while b) enjoying the voluptuous curves of Eve on their wall. Don't get me wrong --- I think nudity can play a very positive roll in art --- and many of the Adam and Eve paintings are fabulous. But artworks show an INTERPRETATION of the Bible, and we need to return to the source. Sometimes looking at artwork reveals truths in the scriptures that we, or even our whole era, are blind to. Thanks be to God. Yours, JRM |
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2 | Forbidden fruit represents sex? | Gen 3:1 | Emmaus | 88002 | ||
Just Read Mark, I think you are n the right track in your remarks. Emmaus |
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