Superman Year 0, Part 4 — The Christian God
Superman and Jesus, Uncover the divine parallels: Superman, Jesus, and their shared journey of light, salvation, and resurrection.
“Even though you’ve been raised as a human being you are not one of them…They can be a great people Kal-El; they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you, my only son.” — Jor-El, Superman Returns 2006
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believed in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved…And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil…But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.” — John 3:16–17, 19, 21
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Content in a flash:
1. Superman and Jesus, The Christian God: Unveiling Christian Themes in Superman’s Story;
2. Superman and Jesus, The Archetype Of The Survivor: Superman’s origin, akin to Christian traditions, reflects themes of…
