What are the similarities between Christ and Superman?

Question

I have seen all the Superman movies....

Superman: The Movie
Superman II (& The Richard Donner Cut)
Superman III
Superman IV: The Quest For Peace
Superman: Returns

And I have watched all the TV shows about Superman and read all the comics books.

Can you point out in what ways Jesus & Superman are alike?

There are a few similarities that I am aware of, one is that they both love to save people.

Can you find more????

(NOTE: Superman is a fictional character, Christ is a real human being. That is a difference between them. NO POINTS TO PEOPLE WHO SAY THAT THEY ARE BOTH FICTIONAL).

To sahara_springs:

Superman does have followers (STEEL, THE LAST SON OF KRYPTON, SUPERBOY and others. You have to read many of the comics to pick that up) and he inspires people to do good to one another.

Thanks, that is another similarity.

To David F: So far, so good, can you come up with any more???

(Thanks for the kal- EL/Jewish reference, I wasn't aware of that.)

To Angel on Earth:

Thanks for your input, I like the whole created by God's will idea. Can you find any more similarities?

To Aphrodite:

About that "father becoming son" speech, it originated in Superman: The Movie, when Marlon Brando (Jor-el) sends the baby Kal-el to earth and when young Clark Kent turns into Superman in the Fortress of solitude sequence. Creative consultant Tom Mankiewicz says on the DVD audio commentary that he wanted to create a parallel representation symbolically between God sending Jesus to Earth and Jor-el sending Kal-el to earth to save all mankind from evil.

Good job noticing and picking up some of those elements within the latest instalment, Superman: Returns. I picked up on them too.

Here in a nutshell is some of the similarities between Christ and Superman.....

1) Both, The Bible and the original Action Comic Book had Jewish writers originally tell there story.

2) Superman's real name kal- EL is a Jewish reference to God.

3) Lex Luther is similar in sound to Lucipher (AKA - The Devil)

4) Superman is Jor-El's only son as is Jesus to God.

5) Superman was sent to Earth by his father as a baby to save all mankind. Jesus was born a baby and was sent by God to save all mankind.

6) Both are raised by common people. Jesus by a carpenter, Superman by farmers.

7) Both did little things when younger, both went public around age 30.

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8) Both have followers. Superman has followers (STEEL, THE LAST SON OF KRYPTON, SUPERBOY and others. You have to read many of the comics to pick that up) and both inspire people to do good to one another.

9) Both Jesus and Superman go off to be by himself often (Jesus goes to pray and speak with his father). Superman often goes to speak with his father in his Fortress of solitude.

10) Both have Earth fathers who died. Superman's father, Jonathan Kent, dies of a heart attack in Superman: The Movie. (Although the Bible is silent as to what happen to Jesus' father, Joseph, is to believed to have died some time before Jesus began his ministry. Many Biblical scholars claim that if Joseph was alive he would have also would have been at Mary's side during the crucifixion of their son.)

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11) Both possess powers and abilities far beyond those of mere mortal men and used them for good.

12) Jesus chased all the money changers from the temple. Superman chases his chief villain, the Greedy Lex Luthor, out from the city of Metropolis. (In several comic books)

13) Jesus told his followers and others that the world needs a 'savior'. In Superman: Returns, superman proves to Lois Lane and others, that the world really needs a 'savior' after all.

14) Jesus died on a cross for the forgiveness of sins, defeated the devil, and was resurrected from the dead by God. Superman died fighting Doomsday to save mankind from Doomsday path of destruction, later Superman was resurrected by his father, Jor-el. (in Comic Books).

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Here are two more interesting side notes....

In Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, Jor-el says to his son that he must make choices of his own free will. In the film, Superman, gives up his powers to become mortal, later he realizes his mistake (Jesus makes no mistakes). His father reappears to state that he has also "foreseen" this and has made plans to redeem his son through him.

In the Bible, God often allows people to make choices of their own free will, wether they be good or bad. God hopes that people make good choices, but even if people do not, God has foreseen the future and always has a plan to redeem all people through His Son.

In Superman III, Superman is exposed to a bad form of kryptonite and becomes two persons, one good and one evil, yet both are parts of the same being. In the film, the good wins over the evil.

Some can attribute this to "Dr. Jyckle and Mr. Hyde", but in The Bible, the apostle Paul often wrote about the spiritual war within ourselves

Thanks to all those who reponded.

Answer 1

1) both had Jewish writers originally tell there story. 2) Superman's real name kal- EL is a Jewish reference to God 3) they both work to save the world. 4) in the Superman of the 1990's he actually returned from the dead. Is that enough? Here is another the name Lex Luther is very close in sound to Lucipher. Superman goes off to be by himself often. Many of those times he goes to speak with his father. .

Answer 2

Boy Oh Boy, what did it take for you to come up with this one and How Long ??? You are making fun and mocking the religious status of our Lord and Savior , Jesus Christ. How in the World would you even compare the two ? Evidently , all you think about is foolishly worshipping Jesus. Well I don't like to call anyone a fool, but you fall into the catagory, tremendously. There are no similarities between Jesus and Superman. I suggest that you go get your Parents Bible. The King James version is Great. Hopefully, your parents have one. You are no doubt a non believer. But yet you sound like your very interested in Jesus. Don't make fun of our Lord and Savior. In the 3rd Chapter of John, verse 16 it read: For God So Loved the World, That He Gave His Only Begotten Son, and Whosoever Believeth in Me, Shall not Parish, but Have Everlasting Life. So what in tarnation, do you have to Loose ??? There is a God and He is the Holy Father to Jesus Christ. Take care and may God bless you and yours , Always.

Answer 3

A father sends his only son to earth.
Son is raised by common people(Carpenter and Farmer)
Both did little things when younger, but only 'went public' around 30
Both possess powers and abilities beyond mortal men
Both died to protect humanity, and got better.
Christ chased money changers from the temple, Superman's main villain is the Greedy Lex Luthor.
Until the mid 80's Clark and Lois' relationship has been little more than platonic w/ an attraction(Him to her, and her to his Superman persona) But always chaste, and Jesus' relationship to Mary Magdalene was always viewed as chaste and platonic, and only recently have people given creedence to the 'possiblity' it may have been more. In both cases it may have been rumored, implied or assumed based on a personal opinion that it 'could be more'

Read "The Gospel according to the worlds Greatest Superhero." By Steven Skelton(sp), he has more.

Answer 4

Superman was his father's 'only son' and was sent to be a 'savior' for the world (that's a pretty big one there)

When he returns, he 'proves' to Lois Lane, others, that the world really needs a 'savior' afterall.

In the most recent one, he 'dies' to save mankind from Lex Luther's plan.

He was 'disguised' as a man but really a superhuman being (or god)

Listen to the speech that superman tells his 'son' in the end of the final movie. Something about the son becomes the father and the father becomes the son. Sounds like something reminiscent of the bible.

Answer 5

Superman helps people and Christ do the same... !
Superman have to sacrifice his immortality for love and Christ do the same He was crucified for our sins and to make as to love Him ...!
Superman was created by the man with God's will and also Christ was created by God !
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I don't understand what is wrong with my answer ? Way you voted bad...?

Answer 6

Superman seems more logical.

You can rather believe that a man from Krypton can fly, than a man comes back after death and then go back to heaven and brag about saving damn humans and I don't see a god damned saved human here.

Answer 7

Jesus is a tribal preacher healer type person who became a superman by word of mouth.

Thomas Alva Eddiopp

Answer 8

Good analogy, but God and Santa Claus is better :-)

Answer 9

Supermand did not exist.

Jesus did !

Answer 10

Superman has no followers