Superheroes and the Bible

In 938 a new all-american hero burst onto the scene armed with hope after the Great Depression and ready to take action when the U.S. entered World War II. The cover of Action Comics #1 depicted the "Man of Steel" wielding a car over his head, while people ran in terror. Superman came to [...

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Main Author: Pumphrey, Nicholaus (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2020
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2020, Volume: 46, Issue: 4, Pages: 52-53
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Deuteronomistic history / Judge / Heroic epic / Literary criticism / Superman, Fictitious character
B Biblical archaeology
Further subjects:B Theology
B Deuteronomistic history (Biblical criticism)
B Superheroes
B Bible
B Superman (Philosophical concept)
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:In 938 a new all-american hero burst onto the scene armed with hope after the Great Depression and ready to take action when the U.S. entered World War II. The cover of Action Comics #1 depicted the "Man of Steel" wielding a car over his head, while people ran in terror. Superman came to […]
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review