Reading the Story of Jesus Christ as an Epic
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Date
2015
Authors
Mwai, Wangari
Gimode, Edwin
Kebaya, Charles
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Cultural and Religious Studies
Abstract
There is no doubt that Jesus Christ is the eternal embodiment of the Christian faith. The story of salvation,
especially the life of Jesus, forms the basis through which many Christians encounter the eternal. Indeed, each facet
of Christ is intricately intertwined with the others and that Christian literature often focuses on redefining various
figures in the image of Christ and on illustrating morality. Without disparaging in any way the story of Jesus Christ,
this paper parallels the conceptualization of epic heroism and the narrative of Jesus Christ. In doing this, the article
provides a critical exegesis of elements of epic heroism in the story of Christ. Ultimately, reading the story of Jesus
Christ through the prism of epic heroism helps us submit that it is a “tale of Christian identity” comparable to the
epic identity and able to convey eternal meaning to Christian groups who recognize it as “their story of salvation”.
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Keywords
epic, epic heroism, Jesus Christ, Christian identity
Citation
Mwai, W., Gimode, E., & Kebaya, C. (2015). Reading the Story of Jesus Christ as an Epic.