Within this camp of false teachers, there are some that say jesus actually means hail zeus its not hard to hear the similarities between the sound of jesus and a quick mashup of hail zeus, but thats not even the. In practice, that usually depends whether the person youre asking is a christian or a pagan. A story is often repeated, that the name jesus is in fact blasphemous because it originates with the mythical god zeus. The long forgotten deities rise again in the modern era to retake the planet. In fact greek mythology overall would be a much more interesting religion to follow then boring old christianity. Yahweh was part of a group of lifeforms that existed before the multiverse, and who were the only sentient life at that point.
Each character will be marked in a series of categories, with recorded feats being submitted as evidence. Apr 16, 2014 dont forget to like, subscribe, and share with your friends. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it. Zeus is the youngest son of the titans cronus and rhea, the children of sky god ouranos and elder goddess gaea also known as mother earth. Promoters of this bizarre concept claim that anyone who uses the name jesus is offering praise to a. The adventure really picks up in the second book, titled yea, though i walk. God is dead is an ongoing comic book series published by avatar press, centered on the second coming of the gods from mythology, from the various pantheons.
Zeus was one serious sky god and had a few traits of a creatordeity but the biblical. When people believed in zeus, a few ppl made a book and told ppl and they fell for it. Her premonition takes the form of a dream of jesus on the cross. That time the greek gods fought jesus as part of a comic book. Jesus christ we will be comparing the acts, history and philosophy of autobot leader optimus prime against those of religious icon jesus christ.
And i saw a beast coming out of the sea 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. Here are five main differences from todays blog post. However, i have never heard this said by anyone who actually knows greek. Rudolph bultmann, jesus christ and mythology new york, charles scribners sons, 1958 rudolph bultmann 18841976 may be one of the two most important protestant thinkers in the 20th century, carrying the lutheran flag of modern scholarship alongside karl barths conservative, reform theology.
A good scolarly article appeared in the catholic digest, january 1991 edition, how yeshua became jesus,a history of our lords name, by joseph stalling that i believe is very accurate and would behoove every restored name user to read. God is dead is an ongoing comic book series published by avatar press, centered on the second. Things that turned out bad that time the greek gods. Here in dallas, tx, zeus comics is committed to great service, great prices, and being the best comic shop not just in dallas, but world wide.
Over years, moses, abraham, and just tons of ppl showed up. Zeus was the king of the gods, jesus was only a son of god. Now our translated scriptures say that jahwahs jehovahssons name is jesus, which is a compound word made up of ie and zeus hail zeus. Anyways, i believe jesus won this battle because since hes the son of god, hes stronger. Superman vs zeus injustice gods among us comicnewbies. The story, dubbed the godyssey, was written by rob liefeld and robert napton and drawn by ed benes, michael chang and a bunch of inkers. Pop culture hasnt only been affected by the main stream world. Have you ever wanted to see jesus beat up the greek gods with. We dont know how the women save the day, we dont know if zeus gets his ass handed to him in either reality or a dream sequence, we dont know if jesus does the asshanding, we dont know anything. The comic opens with avengelyne having a premonition that zeus and the greek gods are upset with christianity since.
The gods will have children with mortals and they would be demigods. The comic opens with avengelyne having a premonition that zeus and the greek gods are upset with christianity since no one worships the. This book opens up straight to jesus being crucified on the cross. In many of earths monotheistic religions judaism, christianity, islam,yahweh has been viewed as the supreme being, creator of all things, and only god. We believe the outcome will be the subject of intense theological debate in the distant future, when the comic is found and mistaken for a real. But there are drastic differences between these ancient fake gods, and the christian god who is real and who loves you. With the bible tho, there may have been one book, and then hundreds of years later another, and yeah the difference is the bible seems to be accurate.
The 6 greatest jesus appearances in comics henchman4hire. Powers and abilities as king of the norse gods, odin possesses vast strength and durability far greater than. It is known that he lived a remarkable life, and supposedly died through crucifixion, although this has been disputed. The arguement that says jesus is zues or ea zues the healing zues is based on faulty scolarship in my opinion. What is the relationship between jesus, iseous, and zeus. To tell the nativity story in comic book form has always been a dream for me, but what finally moved me to answer gods call was my wifes yearandahalf struggle against breast cancer. In 2015, a man claiming to be zeus, the ancient greek god of thunder, arrives in vatican city and claims. The comic opens with avengelyne having a premonition that zeus and the greek gods are upset with christianity since no one worships the greek gods any more. The outcome of the battle between jesus and zeus because this comic book cancelled although there was a swimsuit addition of the two female protagonists it. Cronus overthrew his fathers rule by fatally wounding him. This has gotta be one of the longest reaches for a story line ive encountered as i look into jesus in comicsuperhero universes.
Dec 14, 2011 to tell the nativity story in comic book form has always been a dream for me, but what finally moved me to answer gods call was my wifes yearandahalf struggle against breast cancer. New comics, our entire back issue catalog, pull list subscriptions, discount preorders, shipping available. Powers and abilities as king of the norse gods, odin possesses vast strength and durability far greater than a normal asgardian, along with resistance. Cbr senior writer brian cronin has been writing professionally about comic books for over a dozen years now at cbr primarily with his comics. There are several strange and misleading teachings that make their rounds concerning the name of god and of jesus christ. A place where i can give my opinion on something i love. If were just using the bible, yahweh isnt omnipotent. Also, im sorry that there are scenes where its hard to read. Zeus started out his life as the youngest son of cronos. This first book coming in at a mere 3 issues is all setup for the next book which looks to take the original premise and go in a completely different direction. Perseus zeuss son, perseus, in many ways is similar to gods son, jesus. Dc comics cancels its series starring jesus duration.
Today is the 2000th anniversary of jesus literally rising from the dead after being strung up by bloody romans. As for the origin of the name jesus, well iseous seems to play a role here interestingly. Their savior was zeus, so now they were ready to accept jehoshua as jesus iesous, meaning hail zeus. Walking beside her on the road to recovery made me realize how wonderful life, love, and family truly are that, at this point in our lives, no work is. He also enjoys comic books, the planet of the apes, and. The ending was definitely unexpected and so good that im on board to read the next volume but since the third issue ended 10 years ago it doesnt look like volume 2 will be. Dec 25, 20 the adventure really picks up in the second book, titled yea, though i walk.
Its longer and grittier, with jesus on a fight through a dark, zombiefilled city, alongside several other helpful survivors. For the first time ever, gods, holy spirits and mythological characters will clash in a 2d fighter. Here we find a normal everyday, run of mill, incredibly cheesy christian comic book based on a hero who defeats demons. By the way, why did we stop believing in zeus he is way cooler then jesus. Born ten of thousands years ago, zeus was the youngest son of the titans cronus, who ruled olympus,and rhea.
But these are written that you may believe that jesus is the christ, the son of god, and that by believing you may have life in his name john 20. Zeus is a fictional character, a god appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Jesus powers are only at full strength when people believe in him, and its not easy to find believers in the postapocalypse. The comic version of zeus is based on the god of the same name from greek mythology. Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. Jesus christ vs angra mainyu page 3 spacebattles forums. He is the superhero who reigns zeuslike above all others, and is more loaded than any other with mythic significance, to a degree as. The texts colour on the yellow background is, i know.
But jesus fighting along side abraham lincoln as a zombie slayer come one world. His name was hercules, considered one of the strongest men who ever lived. Superman as jesus christian imagery in man of steel. This page is about the comic book universe from a guy who happens to be a united methodist pastor. Not only humanity will struggle to survive, but the gods themselves will fight each other for the domain of the earth.
He took several days to create the earth and universe, and had. Apr 19, 2014 the story, dubbed the godyssey, was written by rob liefeld and robert napton and drawn by ed benes, michael chang and a bunch of inkers. The secret service, wanted, chrononauts, superior and kickass, the latter seven of which have been, or are planned to be, adapted into feature films. Nov 27, 2014 in todays society theres lots to say about the zombie culture. Linguist marc miyake was asked to help him identify this unusual comic book. The dying ouranus prophesied that cronus would likewise be overthrown by one of his own children. Similarly zeus impregnated danae, who was locked in a tower, with his son perseus by transforming himself into a shower of gold. Jesus christ is the ultimate comic book hero stuart schlomach. Comicnewbies the first stop for newbies in the comic book universe.
In todays society theres lots to say about the zombie culture. The study of jesus in comparative mythology is the examination of the narratives of the life of jesus in the christian gospels, traditions and theology, as they relate to christianity and other religions. God is dead is a comic book series created by jonathan hickman and mike costa, published. Yahweh was one of the gods of earth, but his true origin varies from one account to another. However from a mythological perspective, god would be the favorite. Mar 11, 2012 a god vs god fight, the choice is up to you. Batman is a more significant religious figure to millions of comic book fans, nolan fans and people who realised they couldnt be sports superstars and needed to be popular in another entertainment medium.
Jesus vs the greek gods apparently, turning the other cheek doesnt apply to jesus in this comic. Jesus of nazareth, also known as jesus christ, is the son of god in christian mythology. Sep 26, 2014 pop culture hasnt only been affected by the main stream world. Jesus christ is the ultimate comic book hero youtube. Jesus in greek means joshua in another language arabic i think. Zeus could hurl lightening bolts, jesus could not even throw a stone. Jesus was not noted for his strength so apparently did not inherit any power from his father. In 1954, the us government, mistakenly believing that manchu was still an everyday language in manchuria, commissioned zeus comics to produce a manchu edition of their top seller red nightmares for covert distribution in northeastern china as anticommunist propaganda. The titans were the offspring of the sky god ouranos and the primeval earth goddess gaea. Then goes to when the titans were created and the cyclopses were created. In doing so, the earth begins to dry and shrivel, until jesus, dressed as a normal human man, emerges in a flash of light.
Some unbelievers and skeptics like to compare the christian god to mythical gods like zeus, thor, and shiva. For the first time ever, gods, holy spirits and mythological characters from around the globe and throughout. Iseous is another name for joshua, and sort of looks like jesus in greek. There was a bit more but i was already pushing my luck with the graphic content and the end i found to be a bit too much to put on the channel lol. God impregnated mary, a virgin, with his son jesus through his power and the holy spirit. Nov 11, 2018 jehovas heaven invades the realms of the gods. Constantines creation of jesus christ t has often been said that truth is stranger than f iction, and this has never been truer than as it relates to this weighty subject of the manmade creation of jesus christ. Superhero jesus the biblical jesus in current culture.
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