Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Powers and abilities of Jesus

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The result was delete. Courcelles (talk) 02:59, 3 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Powers and abilities of Jesus

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Page that treats a religious figure as a comic book figure, closely matching the text and structure of Powers and abilities of Superman c.s. Could perhaps be speedy deleted as vandalism, but as we have to assume good faith, I have brought it here. Fram (talk) 10:05, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Unsourced. Seems trivial. Lionelt (talk) 10:37, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete seems to be a joke, and is somewhat humorous. It's possible this was written by a Christian in order to tell people about Jesus in an indirect way, rather than being written by a non-beliver in order to mock other people's beliefs. But still delete since WP should strive for serious treatment of topics. I'm sure the information is already given in other articles. Steve Dufour (talk) 14:10, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. per Steve Dufour. I'm unsure whether this article is intended as a joke or as a bit of "marketing" on the part of a Christian trying to sell Christianity to a younger/new audience. Either way, I don't think the style of writing is compatible with a serious encyclopaedia. Pit-yacker (talk) 14:32, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Unreferenced joke article. (Jesus was not invulnerable. Even if you want to treat Jesus as a fictional character, his vulnerability is a major plot point. Not sure if healing leprosy counts as "cure light wounds" either; I'd argue that the source material treats it more like "remove curse". It's kind of fun to think about Jesus' power set in this way, but that kind of geekery isn't what Wikipedia is for. - Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 14:32, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Humorous, obviously not a serious article. Judicatus (talk) 16:41, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Religion-related deletion discussions. Smerdis of Tlön - killing the human spirit since 2003! 14:32, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Obvious joke page. Carrite (talk) 17:18, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Joke article. Joe Chill (talk) 19:13, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Although I did enjoy reading it. I recognize the "Dungeons and Dragons" references in this explanation of the "superpowers" of Jesus. Mandsford 21:39, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Although somewhat funny, it seems both inaccurate and inconsistent. There was no evidence of invulnerability. On the contrary, he was stabbed and nailed to a cross. Also, the need for "mana" and the obvious reference to Dungeons & Dragons jargon such as "cure light wounds" suggests that these are not Super Powers in the sense that most people would understand. Super Heroes have Super Powers, e.g., invisibility, ability to fly, super strength, etc. Video game characters have mana and D&D characters can cast spells such as "Charm" and "Cure light wounds". If it referenced biblical passages and was internally consistent, it might have some merit as satire, but probably not fit for a home at wikipedia.

It's clear that it wasn't intended to be taken seriously. It's one of the better joke articles that I've seen, and as a Christian, I thought it was humorous without making fun of my Lord and Savior. Definitely not a keeper in an encyclopedia, but fun during the 24 hours or so that it was up. Mandsford 00:49, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Delete — obviously intended as a joke; if we still had BJAODN I'd propose moving it there. *** Crotalus *** 18:41, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep But needs cleanup and references. In particular, the "fictional" tag is somewhat objectionable. There is no reason it should be treated as non-factual and have to be written in the "in-universe" form. - Nyet (talk) 18:47, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment -- In a sense I like the content, but dislike the tone, which is that of a discussion of fictional super-heroes, whereas Jesus is a historical person who had (indeed has) supernatural powers, because he is God. That is of course an expression of my POV. I am not sure how we place a NPOV on somethign like this. Peterkingiron (talk) 15:22, 30 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The main articles on both Jesus and Christianity should tell readers about Jesus' supernatural powers as described in the Bible. See, that's how you do it. Say "the Bible says..." then you don't have to say if you think it really happened or not. Preachers do it all the time. :-) Steve Dufour (talk) 14:05, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Have a good laugh and Delete.— Hellknowz ▎talk 00:48, 3 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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