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   SUPERMAN'S PARALLELS TO JESUS. X-Men director Bryan Singer brought the Superman story back to the big screen with his movie, Superman Returns. Although the correlation to Jesus’ story could have been easily written out, comic book and television show writers have kept its strong ties to the Bible.

2. lithub.com › how-superman-became-a-christ-likeHow Superman Became a Christ-Like Figure in American Culture

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   Mar 6, 2023 · Superman was not envisioned as a Jesus figure by Siegel and Shuster, two Jewish teens in the 1930s. But he gradually became one. The first seeds were sowed with the development of his childhood years, largely by other writers.

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   SUPERMAN'S PARALLELS TO JESUS. X-Men director Bryan Singer brought Superman back to the big screen with his movie, Superman Returns. Although the correlation to Jesus’ story could have easily been left out, filmmakers have kept its strong ties to the Bible. Singer, who is not a Christian, also determined not to overlook it in Superman Returns.

5. crossexaminedblog.com › 2018/01/24 › superman-andSuperman and Jesus: More Similar than You Might Imagine

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   Jan 24, 2018 · Robert M. Price is both a biblical scholar and a critic of popular culture, and he is well qualified to compare two super-powered heroes who came to earth from another place, Jesus and Superman. His Bible Geek podcast for 5/18/2011 compares these two superheroes and finds more similarities than you might expect.

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   May 1, 2006 · It should—because the Superman storytellers based Superman on Jesus on purpose! That’s why the Man of Steel actually champions the truth about the Super Man Himself—Jesus—and this can show readers how to reach friends and family in today’s entertainment–focused culture.

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7. voyagecomics.com › 2019/07/03 › the-major-differenceThe major difference between Superman and Jesus and why it ...

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   Jul 3, 2019 · Others contend that Jesus was more like Superman- a fictional construction that had meaning for his creators at the time, and that while he is still important, the meaning has changed. And that because this Jesus is fictional, his story can be rewritten to suit our modern tastes. Which one is right?

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   Is Superman a Christ metaphor?

   • Despite this, and that Siegel and Shuster never mentioned Jesus in any interview or writing, Superman is widely perceived as a Christ metaphor. The parallels would seem obvious, but in truth these were added years after Superman’s creation. Superman was not envisioned as a Jesus figure by Siegel and Shuster, two Jewish teens in the 1930s.

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   Does Superman have a Jesus parallel?

   • Superman’s Jesus parallel began with Superman: The Movie, but it was Man of Steel and its sequels that gave him a true messiah complex. What started as a fairly subtle metaphor increasingly became blunter, until it all but overtook the story.

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   Was Superman a Jesus figure?

   • Superman was not envisioned as a Jesus figure by Siegel and Shuster, two Jewish teens in the 1930s. But he gradually became one, mainly thanks to his movies, which is where most people know him from. Whatever the metaphor at play, he is, and was always meant to be, a symbol of goodwill and brotherly love.

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   Was Jesus more like Superman?

   • Our most basic beliefs are contained in the Creeds (Apostles and Nicene) and have been further clarified over time through various Church councils. Others contend that Jesus was more like Superman- a fictional construction that had meaning for his creators at the time, and that while he is still important, the meaning has changed.

   The major difference between Superman and Jesus and why it matters

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   Does Superman resemble Christ?

   • With the onset of WWII the patriotic Superman quickly became an infallible American icon, and in the patriarchal, sanitized, comics-censuring 1950s he grew to resemble Christ in his saintly perfection. Though he hasn’t been that way since at least the mid-1970s, it’s a public image he still contends with.

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   Does Superman have a Christ allegory?

   • Superman, accordingly, is cast in the role of Jesus. In the comics, the first real Christ allegory wasn’t until the 1992–1993 storyline “The Death and Return of Superman.” A yearlong opus spanning multiple series, it begins with Superman battling the monster Doomsday.

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9. christiananswers.net › superman-interviewINTERVIEW— Superman and Jesus Christ / a discussion with ...

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   His purpose—as with the Superman story—is to give a Gospel perspective using these stories. He explains that he uses the stories as a springboard for Scriptural application. Of course, Skelton has received criticism in his work, specifically with his work revolving around Superman.