Every heroic story is told from the Hero’s Journey. Jesus follows this same journey. The Hero’s Journey includes 9 different parts; the intro, the call to action, crossing the threshold, meeting the mentor, challenges, temptation, dark inner moments, final battle and the return home. Jesus has every one of these scenes happen when He was on earth. There is a bible verse for every scene in the Hero’s Journey.
The first scene is the intro to the hero’s world. The intro to the hero’s world usually shows the hero as a baby or child that makes them the way that they are. Superman was shot off to earth, because his parents were under attack and he grew up discovering his powers. Luke 3:16 shows the intro for Jesus, “And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.” Jesus has just been born and now he is in the world. His heroic story starts now, in a barn with animals and shepherds there to …show more content…
When a hero crosses the threshold they are usually finding out ways on how to use their superpower or going to a place where they can find out how to use it. The hero leaves their “normal” place. ‘Where Three Stories Meet’ states, “As the hero prepares to pass from the Ordinary World into the world of adventure, she must get past a threshold guardian or guardians who block the way. In order to progress, the Hero will have to pass the test, co-opt the energy of the threshold guardian or defeat the guardian entirely.“ Jesus crosses the threshold in Luke 3:21. It says “Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened. Jesus has officially crossed the threshold into His journey. Jesus had John baptize Him, because no matter how Godly John was, he still stated that he was unworthy to untie his shoes. That shows humbleness in Paul and that’s why Jesus chose
The first scene is the intro to the hero’s world. The intro to the hero’s world usually shows the hero as a baby or child that makes them the way that they are. Superman was shot off to earth, because his parents were under attack and he grew up discovering his powers. Luke 3:16 shows the intro for Jesus, “And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.” Jesus has just been born and now he is in the world. His heroic story starts now, in a barn with animals and shepherds there to …show more content…
When a hero crosses the threshold they are usually finding out ways on how to use their superpower or going to a place where they can find out how to use it. The hero leaves their “normal” place. ‘Where Three Stories Meet’ states, “As the hero prepares to pass from the Ordinary World into the world of adventure, she must get past a threshold guardian or guardians who block the way. In order to progress, the Hero will have to pass the test, co-opt the energy of the threshold guardian or defeat the guardian entirely.“ Jesus crosses the threshold in Luke 3:21. It says “Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened. Jesus has officially crossed the threshold into His journey. Jesus had John baptize Him, because no matter how Godly John was, he still stated that he was unworthy to untie his shoes. That shows humbleness in Paul and that’s why Jesus chose