Joe Shuster was a comic artist during the early 1900s is famous for making the character Superman. Surprisingly, for a person who believed in Judaism, his character Superman has more in common with Jesus than with Abraham. From research, Superman represents the ideal character from DC comics to compare to Jesus. Using Jesus Gospel story, Superman can share similar values like Jesus from the way he acts, resurrects people, and grows stronger after coming back from the dead.
The Gospel story is a necessary part of Christianity because it helps to explain why God forgave the sins of the world, and one miracle is where he feeds five thousand people, “5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children” in Matthew Ch. 14 …show more content…
27, Jesus saw his fate from the start when he was brought to his Earth as a human experiencing temptation from the Devil and even death from non believers. (New Living Translation, Acts Ch. 1-31) Jesus became incredibly powerful when he was resurrected on the third day a When saw that he had been resurrected and later ascended into heaven having everlasting life in New Living Translation, Luke Ch. 24. Superman relates to Jesus because he was slaughtered by kryptonite from Lex Luthor, but when he was resurrected he did not become as powerful as Jesus, but he did improve his ability all around allowing him to do more than could not do …show more content…
Jesus came to Earth to fulfill the prophecy. When Jesus was younger, his parents were disappointed in him for sneaking off to talk with the elders in the temple and he responded by “Didn’t you know I must be in my Father’s house” (New Living Translation, Luke Ch. 2). This shows how Jesus knew his duties because he knew where to go to learn more of his father’s message for and spread these teachings to the people. Superman has similar goals of wielding his powers for good. His earthly father always said. “You are my son. …he sent you here for a reason” (Man of Steel). When Superman came across his biological father Jor-El at The Fortress of Solitude, Jor-El said, “You will give the people an ideal to strive towards. They will raise behind you, they will stumble, they will fall. But in time, they will join you in the sun. In time you will help them accomplish wonders” (Man of Steel). Superman biological father believed that humans make mistake only because they did not have someone to look up to, but sending his only son Superman will only help direct their path in better future and how the humans can do more than ever before having Superman by their side. It compares to God because he believed that the only person who can stay true to his word was his son and it relates perfectly to Jor-El message because humans did stumble, but from Jesus directing them in a better path it helped
The Gospel story is a necessary part of Christianity because it helps to explain why God forgave the sins of the world, and one miracle is where he feeds five thousand people, “5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children” in Matthew Ch. 14 …show more content…
27, Jesus saw his fate from the start when he was brought to his Earth as a human experiencing temptation from the Devil and even death from non believers. (New Living Translation, Acts Ch. 1-31) Jesus became incredibly powerful when he was resurrected on the third day a When saw that he had been resurrected and later ascended into heaven having everlasting life in New Living Translation, Luke Ch. 24. Superman relates to Jesus because he was slaughtered by kryptonite from Lex Luthor, but when he was resurrected he did not become as powerful as Jesus, but he did improve his ability all around allowing him to do more than could not do …show more content…
Jesus came to Earth to fulfill the prophecy. When Jesus was younger, his parents were disappointed in him for sneaking off to talk with the elders in the temple and he responded by “Didn’t you know I must be in my Father’s house” (New Living Translation, Luke Ch. 2). This shows how Jesus knew his duties because he knew where to go to learn more of his father’s message for and spread these teachings to the people. Superman has similar goals of wielding his powers for good. His earthly father always said. “You are my son. …he sent you here for a reason” (Man of Steel). When Superman came across his biological father Jor-El at The Fortress of Solitude, Jor-El said, “You will give the people an ideal to strive towards. They will raise behind you, they will stumble, they will fall. But in time, they will join you in the sun. In time you will help them accomplish wonders” (Man of Steel). Superman biological father believed that humans make mistake only because they did not have someone to look up to, but sending his only son Superman will only help direct their path in better future and how the humans can do more than ever before having Superman by their side. It compares to God because he believed that the only person who can stay true to his word was his son and it relates perfectly to Jor-El message because humans did stumble, but from Jesus directing them in a better path it helped