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Tuesday, December 12, 2000

Okie-dokie then! Look what somebody just sent me:

Subject: Superman is modeled after Jesus?

Superman’s original name is Kal-El. El is Hebrew for God.

Like Jesus, Superman has no earthly father and is "virgin-born" out of a womb-like cave when he comes to earth.

Superman is sent to earth in a spaceship that looks like a nativity star.

Jonathan and Martha Kent, who I believe represent in Joseph and Mary, are passing by at that moment. They’ve been praying for a little boy.

Some Bible scholars believe that Jesus’ father Joseph died when
Jesus was an adolescent. And, sure enough, Clark Kent’s father died
when Clark was in high school.

Superman then goes to the Fortress of Solitude, which has parallels with Jesus’ wilderness experience early in his ministry.

And in the Fortress of Solitude, Superman dons the suit, which is like
the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Superman also has an enemy named Lex Luthor, which sounds sort of like Lucifer.

Lex Luthor tempts Superman in a way similar to how Lucifer tempted Jesus.

—David Bruce, founder of the Hollywood Jesus Web site
Christianity Online, September/October 1999




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