Saturday, June 03, 2006

JACK BAUER & CHRIST?

I have never seen a second of the hit show 24 but a lot of my buddies at church love it. Mark Driscoll wonders if part of the reason for the success of the show is that the main character Jack Bauer is a lot like Jesus. Here are some of the similarities he sees.

Jack and Jesus are both dudes who worked in construction.
Jack and Jesus have disciples and Jack’s disciples have names like Chloe, Michelle, Bill, and Tony.
Jack and Jesus do not lie and can be trusted to accomplish whatever they promise.
Jack and Jesus both oppose evil and seek to bring forth a glorious shalom world, free of tyranny and evildoers.
Jack and Jesus were both betrayed by a close friend who ended up dying as a result of his sin.
Jack and Jesus are both saviors willing to lay down their life for those they love.
Jack and Jesus were both resurrected from death; Jack was essentially put to death to fool the Chinese government and then resuscitated.


You can read the whole thing here.

I'm curious what those of you who love the show think of this.

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