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A 6 page essay that discusses Joseph Campbell’s concept of the Hero’s Journey, as it examines the Old Testament narrative of Moses and compares it to the New Testament narrative of Jesus, showing that both epic stories of grandeur offer a familial connection to God while they follow the structure for the hero’s journey as described by Campbell. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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nature of the Divine (Czerniec). In his books, Campbell argues that there is a basic template, the heros journey, that can be seen in all epic narratives. The following discussion
of Campbells perspective examines the Old Testament narrative of Moses and compares it to the New Testament narrative of Jesus, showing that both epic stories of grandeur offer a familial
connection to God while they follow the structure for the heros journey as described by Campbell. The Heros Journey Campbell pictures the heros adventure graphically as a circle, which
is bisected horizontally with a line that is symbolic of the "threshold of adventure" (Campbell "Thousand Faces" 245). The events that occur after the hero crosses this line typically provide
the material used in creating epic drama, as this narrative pictures a world that is separate from the everyday world. The hero "ventures forth from the world of common day
into a region of supernatural wonder," in which "fabulous forces are...encountered" and a "decisive victory is won" (Campbell "Heros Journey" xix). After this victory, the hero returns to "bestow boons
on his fellow man" (Campbell "Heros Journey" xix). In other words, the journey begins with the innocent world of childhood, but then there is separation from that world as
the hero receives the call to adventure, which he initially rejects before crossing the threshold into adventure. Next comes initiation, which includes trials and ordeals that he must overcome.
This initiation phase entails the heros symbolic death and a journey through the depths of hell before achieving atonement and an ultimate boon for his people. After which, he returns
to the everyday world as the master of both realms. However, the hero may refuse to return and a magic flight will take him to heaven. As this indicates, Campbell
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