Christ in Distress

While African heroes are almost always portrayed as heroic, as if their superhuman deeds would leave them unchallenged, the suffering of Jesus that leads to his death and resurrection is a central tenet for Christians. The musculature of Leinberher's Christ, who had never before been portrayed in such a Herculean form, palpably demonstrates the doctrine of the Incarnation: God becoming human in Christ.尽管非洲英雄几乎总是被塑造成近乎完美的英勇形象，仿佛其超凡壮举令其无可指摘，然而对于基督徒而言，耶稣受难并最终受死与复活的历程，乃是基督教的核心信条之一。莱因贝赫尔（Leinberher）所塑造的基督形象，此前从未被呈现为如此赫拉克勒斯式的体魄形态，其清晰可见的肌肉线条，真切地彰显了道成肉身（Incarnation）教义：即上帝在基督之中化身为人。