Nicholaus Pumphrey

Superman and the Bible

How the Idea of Superheroes Affects the Reading of Scripture

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Produktbeschreibung

Analyses 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 we cannot read the Bible without reading Superman.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 288g
• ISBN-13: 9781476665023
• ISBN-10: 1476665028
• Artikelnr.: 52422625

Autorenporträt

Nicholaus Pumphrey is an assistant professor of religious studies and curator of the Quayle Bible Collection at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas. He has published articles on comic books and religion, and Muslim comic book characters.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1.
Reading Is Fundamental: Intertextuality and the Comic Canon 2.
Creation of Superman 3.
What Is a Hero? 4.
The Deconstruction of Superman: Redefining a Genre 5.
The Book of Judges and Superman 6.
Superman as Messiah: Moses and Jesus Conclusion Chapter Notes Bibliography Index