Superman and the Bible: How the Idea of Superheroes Affects the Reading of Scripture

Superman first appeared in 1938, during the Great Depression and World War II, and has since become permanently ingrained in American culture. This book analyzes how we make meaning while reading comics and the primary factors that influence our readings of the Bible, such as how biblical scholars treat Samson and readers claiming Superman is Jewish or Christian. It shows that we cannot read the Bible without reading Superman.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 174 pages
\n Publication date: 30 September 2018
\n Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
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Superman made his debut in 1938, practically leaping off the pages of Action Comics #1. During the cultural context of the Great Depression and World War II, the United States witnessed the rise of the superhero not only in comic books but also in radio programs, cartoons, and television shows. Superman forever changed our concept of a hero and became permanently ingrained in American culture. A primary location of Superman is in readings of the Bible. Readers attempt to determine the characters within the Bible that Superman is based on or read biblical figures as Superman, such as Moses or Jesus. No one can read the Bible without placing the Man of Steel, the first superhero, within the text. [ Superman and the Bible ] analyzes how we make meaning while reading comics and the primary factors that influence our readings of the Bible. First, this is evident in the way biblical scholars treat Samson, and second, through readers claiming Superman is Jewish or Christian. [ Superman and the Bible ] shows that we cannot read the Bible without reading Superman.

\n Weight: 288g\n
Dimension: 152 x 225 x 24 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781476665023\n \n