Biblical Figures in Fanworks

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See alsoHebrew Bible, Bible (New Testament)
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Fans sometimes create fanworks featuring Biblical figures. In the context of modern fan communities writing self-described fanfiction, the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and Bible (New Testament) are both relatively small fandoms, but many Bible stories have also been adapted in other media (e.g. Jesus Christ Superstar, The Creation of Adam) and Biblical figures have appeared in other popular commercial works (e.g. Good Omens). Fans of any of these fandoms, as well as fans who enjoy creating crossovers, may create fanworks featuring Biblical figures.

Popular Biblical Figures in Fanworks

See Wikipedia for a list of major Biblical figures.

Some popular tags on AO3 as of 2024:

Popular Biblical Pairings in Fanworks

Biblical Figures in Popular Media

Bible stories have been retold and adapted in literature, art, theater, film, and television. Biblical figures have also been included alongside non-Biblical characters in other commercial works. In turn, these works have inspired fanworks, so many if not most depictions of Biblical figures in fanworks are based on an adaptation and not the Bible itself. Here is a partial list of popular media including one or more Biblical characters for which there is a fandom:

Fan Comments

1996

What's wrong with biblical incest? Not that Moses/Aaron pushes any buttons. Traumatized by Charlton Heston at an early age, I was, and can't see Moses as anything other than a stick, and Aaron as anything but a smart PR man. But Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel has definite possibilities. [1]

Example Fanworks

Bible Characters with Bible Characters

Media Characters with Bible Characters

Relevant Communities

  • bible_slash [1]
  • christ_slash [2]
  • biblefic [3]
  • BibleSlash BibleSlash (Yahoo Group) "BibleSlash is for the posting of slash fan fiction involving Biblical characters or set in the Biblical period and for the discussion of homosexuality of characters in the Bible as it pertains to stories posted on list. Fan fiction allowed for movies and television shows set in biblical context... such as Jason & The Technicolor Dream Coat & Ben Hurr."

Archives & Fannish Links

References

  1. ^ from Strange Bedfellows (APA) #14 (August 1996)