Line #22 Main/BiblicalMotifs


1	->''"These are a shadow of the things that are coming, but the body belongs to the Messiah."''
2	-->-- '''[[Literature/BookOfColossians Colossians 2:17]]''', ''Literature/TheBible'' (CJB)
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4	As the canon of Western mythos and philosophy (despite its [[{{Irony}} Eastern origins]]), Literature/TheBible has influenced fiction since the [[ContinuityNod time of the flood]]. This supertrope deals with biblical motifs featured in everything from [[OlderThanFeudalism epic poetry]] to the newest issue of your favorite {{shonen}} {{manga}}.
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6	Compare HijackedByJesus for works that bend other religions and their motifs to biblical archetypes. See CrystalDragonJesus for works that feature biblical motifs under the [[AllegoryAdventure guise]] of separate religions. These will often appear in LoveIsLikeReligion songs. For works that explicitly quote Literature/TheBible, see AsTheGoodBookSays.
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8	''Note: Biblical Motifs [[ShapedLikeItself begin and end with]] Literature/TheBible. A trope may deal with a [[{{UsefulNotes/Judaism}} Jewish]] or [[{{UsefulNotes/Christianity}} Christian]] concepts and still be unrelated to the canon.''
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10	!! Character tropes explicitly based on biblical figures:
11	[[index]]
12	* AdamAndOrEve
13	** AdamAndEvePlot
14	* AllLovingHero
15	* AngelUnaware
16	* TheAntichrist
17	** AntiAntichrist
18	** DarkMessiah
19	* TheArmiesOfHeaven
20	* BiblicalBadGuy
21	* CainAndAbel
22	** {{Cain}}
23	*** TheDescendantsOfCain
24	*** NameOfCain
25	** CainAndAbelAndSeth
26	* CelestialParagonsAndArchangels
27	** ArchangelGabriel
28	** ArchangelMichael
29	** ArchangelRaphael
30	** ArchangelUriel
31	** {{Metatron}}
32	* TheDutifulSon
33	* FalseProphet
34	* {{God}}
35	* GoodSamaritan
36	* GoodShepherd
37	* TheHandIsGod
38	* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse
39	* JacobAndEsau
40	* {{UsefulNotes/Jesus}}
41	** MessianicArchetype
42	* {{Myth/Lilith}}: Not actually in the Bible, but does appear in connected legends.
43	* MadonnaArchetype
44	* MosesArchetype
45	* {{Nephilim}}
46	* ASaintNamedMary
47	* Literature/SamsonAndDelilah
48	* {{Satan}}
49	** {{Asmodeus}}
50	** {{Baphomet}}
51	** {{Beelzebub}}
52	** {{Mammon}}
53	** SatanicArchetype
54	* SinEater
55	* TheThreeWiseMen
56	* VillainBaal
57	[[/index]]
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59	!! Tropes dealing with specific biblical events or conventions:
60	[[index]]
61	* AdventuresInTheBible
62	* TheAlmightyDollar: The New Testament in particular inverts this, and portrays [[Administrivia/InternalSubtrope money itself as a god]], (Matthew 6:24, John 2:13-16, Matthew 21:12-17, Mark 11:15-19, and Luke 19:45-48)
63	* TheArk
64	* AsTheGoodBookSays: The Bible itself often quotes the Bible -- the Prophets quote the Pentateuch, the New Testament quotes the Old Testament, and so on.
65	* AwayInAManger
66	* BibleTimes
67	* BloodOath: Yes, this is a Biblical Motif. The concept of eternally (or at least lifelong) binding blood covenants runs throughout Literature/TheBible.
68	* CaughtUpInTheRapture
69	* CurseOfBabel
70	* CrucialCross
71	* CrucifiedHeroShot
72	* DavidVersusGoliath
73	* DealWithTheDevil
74	* DemonicPossession
75	* DevilsPitchfork
76	* EmissaryFromTheDivine
77	* FlamingSword: From the story of Adam and Eve
78	* ForbiddenFruit
79	* GardenOfEden
80	* GoAndSinNoMore
81	* TheGreatFlood
82	* {{Heaven}}
83	* HeavenSeeker
84	* {{Hell}}
85	* HolyGround
86	* HolierThanThou
87	* AHouseDivided
88	* LastSupperSteal
89	* TheLegionsOfHell
90	* [[LightFireJuxtaposition Light/Fire Juxtaposition]]
91	* MosesInTheBulrushes
92	* NeverAcceptedInHisHometown
93	* MarkOfTheBeast
94	* PartingTheSea
95	* PassionPlay
96	* PietaPlagiarism
97	* ThePromisedLand
98	* RashPromise
99	* SecondComing
100	* SevenDeadlySins
101	* SignsOfTheEndTimes
102	* TemptingApple
103	* ThereIsAGod
104	* TowerOfBabel
105	* TurnTheOtherCheek
106	* UriahGambit
107	* WalkOnWater
108	[[/index]]

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