So how does Jesus and Superman relate. Well in my opinion! you can classify both as Superhero's. Granted Jesus is based on an actual person, but they both share the same mythical super human persona. Apart from one being a fictional character, really the only thing that separates these two is the lack of historical record being kept over the ages. Think about it! “Using words from his time frame.” What would you get if Jesus could leap over the Pantheon in a single bound, Or being faster then a speeding arrow. Neither one of those is that far off from walking on water or healing the sick with his touch. Sounds like a “FICTIONAL” superhero to me. Witch is all he likely was in that day and age. There's nothing wrong with a good story. Even 2000 years ago. The problem is these fictional stories found there way in to our history books, when documenting our history was not at it's best. Thusly fiction tended to become miracles or blessings from god. And has now led to today's miss interpreted views of who or what he is/was.
Had these been stories about Clark Kent performing unbelievable feet's of virtue, we might today look on superman with the same passion as the messire. And “yes” it would still be the wrong interpretation. Some where along the line we've lost sight, “or never had” the ability to think beyond what is told to us. Not thinking for one minuet that the information could have been retold, chopped up, sugar coated, or just plan lost to the ages.
Remember Jesus was a man who likely was an all around good guy who liked helping his fellow man. And these stories just got alittle out of hand. Making the man alittle more than what he was. Don't tell me that none of you have never colored one of your stories making it sound alittle better then it was. Hell half the time your friends will do it for you, adding a word or two that you never actually said. Now pass that through 2000 years and a few trillion people and that simple little story has become some thing completely different, only having flavor of the original. We as a species are very good at doing this. And the stories of one man fall prey to the same miss interpretations as a game of telephone.
Kristen L.
Please lets hear your views
First things first: http://www.brokenpicturetelephone.com/
ReplyDeleteSite is currently down, however it should be up and running hopefully by the end of the month. Just thought I'd mention it in reference to your last comment about a game of telephone! :)
Secondly: I completely expect 2000 years from now there will be a Kryptonian religion that worships Superman.