{"id":4046,"date":"2024-05-25T07:41:44","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T07:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/christ-redeemer-statue-story\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T09:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T09:30:53","slug":"christ-redeemer-statue-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/christ-redeemer-statue-story\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u6551\u6e08\u8005\u306e\u5e83\u3052\u305f\u8155\u306f\u3001\u62b1\u64c1\u3067\u3042\u308a\u5341\u5b57\u67b6\u3067\u3042\u308b"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Stand far enough back on the bay at Rio and the figure resolves into the shape it stands in place of. A man with his arms open, seen from a distance, is a crucifix without the wood. So the answer is both at once: the outstretched arms are an embrace, and they are a cross, and we are not meant to choose. That double reading was in the design from the beginning, and it very nearly did not happen. The\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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