Posted by Tiggy on December 23, 1999 at 16:25:36:
In Reply to: The Greatest Story Ever Told. posted by Brian C. on December 22, 1999 at 22:17:49:
Well, the Sufis who apparently started the E-gram saw him as a Two, or they may have just seen Christianity as a Two religion, which I must admit it can be and Twoishness is an easy pitfall with Christianity, cos you can end up a doormat.
The Jesuit writers seem to claim Jesus as being some sort of perfectly balanced reflection of God and incorporating all types, and this is a pleasant theory, but I have my doubts - it does seem to make him a little too unhuman. Question: if a human being were fully realised in some Buddhist or other spiritual sense, would they incorporate all Types or none, or an enlightened version of their own type?
Personally I've always seen Jesus as a Four, because he was a scape-goat and got crucified! He said things that people couldn't handle as the statements were too real for them. He could be with others in their pain and was tempted towards grandiosity. He saw himself as someone special, but wanted othes to feel a sense of self-worth too. I think he was a 4w5 as he needed to spend time alone thinking and praying and could get overwhelmed by the crowds, and he liked simplicity, consider the lilies etc. I could expand further but I won't as this board is supposed to be about film and I don't know why Brian C. raised the question here and not on the Mainboard. Me and Dafyd discussed this on the Mainboard I think some time ago, but I've changed my opinion since then, and am prepared to say I think he was a 4w5, even though I realise I risk being ridiculed.