Tim Rice, who wrote Jesus Christ Superstar, on Jesus Christ:
“For me it obviously indicates that, Christ was just a super-prophet who - a fantastic man, who made a big mark on his time, and we don’t really know all that much about him. The fact that an awful lot happened in Christ’s life that could easily be legend, I don’t think diminishes the importance of the legend. But, I think, as the years roll on, in the 20th and 21st centuries, I think less and less people are going to think of Christ as a god, and I think more people are going to see him as a generally good thing. I don’t see him as a god at all, and the opera doesn’t categorically say he wasn’t but I think it leaves the question very open.”
Blasphemy is not defined as what meets or doesn’t meet the criteria of our feelings.
Blasphemy is irreverence toward God. This includes the false claim that Christ is not God.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ia-8_14-M4
Jesus attempts to "soothe" the rantings of Judas thus:
"Surely you're not saying
We have the resources
To save the poor from their lot?
There will be poor always
Pathetically struggling
Look at the good things you've got!
Think while you still have me
Move while you still see me
You'll be lost
You'll be so sorry
When I'm gone"