The Assignment

Students will choose a particular “construction” of Jesus to present at the beginning of a class session. This can be a piece of either ancient or modern art. The students will present one or two images of Jesus to the class with an introduction and explanation. The students are then responsible for leading a discussion with the class. At least two days before the student is scheduled to present in class, the written presentation (approximately 3 pages) should be posted to the course blog (constructingjesus.blogspot.com) where we will collect all of the presentations. The written presentation should include an explanation of the context of the image (artist, time period), a description of how Jesus is represented in the work, and an interpretation of the message that the artist is trying to convey about Jesus.