{"id":520634,"date":"2022-12-03T21:47:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T18:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/harvard-musical-reimagines-jesus-judas-relationship-as-gaysian-love-story\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T21:47:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T18:47:34","slug":"harvard-musical-reimagines-jesus-judas-relationship-as-gaysian-love-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/harvard-musical-reimagines-jesus-judas-relationship-as-gaysian-love-story\/","title":{"rendered":"#Harvard musical reimagines Jesus, Judas relationship as &#8216;gaysian love story&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a240a807aa74\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a240a807aa74\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/harvard-musical-reimagines-jesus-judas-relationship-as-gaysian-love-story\/#%E2%80%9CHarvard_musical_reimagines_Jesus_Judas_relationship_as_%E2%80%98gaysian_love_story%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Harvard musical reimagines Jesus, Judas relationship as &#8216;gaysian love story&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Harvard musical reimagines Jesus, Judas relationship as &#8216;gaysian love story'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--syndicated\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__header\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__logo\">\n                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/foxnews.com\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"144\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=144&amp;h=96&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_small size-nyp_small\" alt=\"Fox News\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288 288w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=216 216w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=144 144w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=72 72w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\"\/><\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Harvard University students have \u201creimagined\u201d the story of\u00a0Jesus Christ\u00a0and one of his disciples as a \u201cheretical gaysian (gay, Asian) love story,\u201d in a new play premiering this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIscariot is a queer, Asian American, heretical revisionist history about Judas Iscariot,\u201d according to a de<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ion on the book author, Sofie Kim\u2019s, website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJesus and Judas are high school seniors at a fancy high school in Hollywood. They are both kind of outsiders in the preppy club of the Disciples. They team up to win prom king and then shenanigans ensue. There\u2019s a betrayal. There\u2019s a crucifixion,\u201d Kim told the student <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper, The Harvard Crimson.<\/p>\n<p>Students said the play is less about the Biblical account and more about Asian American identity and a \u201cuniversal\u201d story of self-worth and empowerment.<\/p>\n<p>The play\u2019s message is \u201cfor anybody who wants to find themselves\u201d a member of the production team explained.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/last-supper.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Last Supper\" class=\"wp-image-24885479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/last-supper.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/last-supper.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/last-supper.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A new play at Harvard University reimagines Jesus\u2019 life as a \u201cheretical gaysian love story.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kim described the play as a mashup of Broadway musicals \u201cWicked\u201d and \u201cJesus Christ Superstar\u201d with \u201cHigh School Musical.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maddie Sebastian who portrays Judas, told The Crimson the play wasn\u2019t anti-religion, despite its controversial theme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe message of the show is not that religion sucks, or that God isn\u2019t real, or Jesus isn\u2019t real. We\u2019re not saying any of that. It is merely just a retelling of a work of literary merit,\u201d Sebastian stated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/harvard.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Harvard\" class=\"wp-image-24885520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/harvard.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/harvard.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/harvard.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Harvard has had other recent controversies related to Christianity in recent years. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harvard did not respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court heard oral arguments earlier this year on a case involving Harvard\u2019s race-based admissions process, which some say discriminates against Asian-Americans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Harvard has also attracted attention in recent years over its progressive views on Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>Last year the school appointed an atheist as its head chaplain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t look to a god for answers,\u201d Greg Epstein, Harvard\u2019s chief chaplain told The New York Times at the time. \u201cWe are each other\u2019s answers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Harvard\u00a0refused to pull an article\u00a0it published from one of its scholars in 2014 claiming that Jesus \u201chad a wife,\u201d even after the scholar\u2019s source admitted their evidence was a forgery.<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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