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Jesus Christ Superstar (view source)
Revision as of 00:55, February 1, 2009
, 00:55, February 1, 2009summary of the Christian reaction
'''''Jesus Christ Superstar''''' is a [[rock opera]] by [[Tim Rice]] and [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]. It has appeared as an album, [[Broadway]] show, and in movie format twice (once in 1973, and again in 2000).
'''''Jesus Christ Superstar''''' is a [[rock opera]] by [[Tim Rice]] and [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]. It has appeared as an album, [[Broadway]] show, and in movie format twice (once in 1973, and again in 2000).
Everything about Jesus Christ Superstar. It seemed blasphemous to call Jesus a "superstar", as if he were no more important to the world then some flash in the pan celebrity.
The libretto of the rock opera was consistent was the view that Jesus did not have to die and that Jesus was not God Himself, two ideas which have been bedrock Christian theology since c. 400 A.D.
By humanizing the characters in the Gospel story, it introduces or supports idea that Jesus was trying to bring the [[Kingdom of God]] in his lifetime but was thwarted by the various failures of his disciples.
==Characters==
==Characters==