Biblical Figures in Fanworks

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Related tropes/genres	Angels in Fanworks, Demons in Fanworks
See also	Hebrew 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:

• Jesus Christ - 1,714 fanworks
• Judas Iscariot - 570
• God/Elohim/Yahweh - Elohim/God/Allah - 483, God - 14,804
• Satan/Lucifer - 433
• Archangel Michael - 319
• Eve - 130
• Adam - 114
• King David - 128
• Jonathan - 92
• Cain - 116
• Abel - 108
• Moses - from the Book of Exodus - 69, any Moses - 546

Popular Biblical Pairings in Fanworks

• Jesus Christ/Judas Iscariot
• God/Lucifer
• David/Jonathan
• Adam/Eve
• Lucifer/Michael

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:

• Good Omens (TV)
• Hazbin Hotel
• Jesus Christ Superstar
• Lucifer (TV series)
• The Prince of Egypt
• South Park
• Supernatural
• The Wicked + The Divine

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.

Example Fanworks

Bible Characters with Bible Characters

• In Principio by Thamiris. Among the earliest well-known online examples of Bibleslash (God/Lucifer)
• She Will Place on Your Head a Graceful Garland; She Will Bestow on You a Beautiful Crown by Raspberryhunter. Widely recommended version of the story of David & Bathsheba from Yuletide 2011
• Of All the Gin Joints... by seekingferret, a space A/U taking place in a space station bar, written for purimgifts 2012.

Media Characters with Bible Characters

• Proof Positive by Sharon Emily
• Sunset and Evening Star by Leslie Fish
• 100 Proof Positive by Paula Smith
• Picard in the Garden

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

• Archive of Our Own fanworks:
  • Christian Bible (New and Old Testament)
  • Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
  • Biblical Characters
• Bible fanfiction @ Fanfiction.net (scope undefined)