Beowulf 12

I. Royalty in Lineage
a. Beowulf
i. “My father was a famous soldier, known far and wide as a leader of men. His name was Edgetho.” P. 31, 261-263
b. Jesus
i. “He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. And He will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end.” Luke 1:32-33
ii. “…the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham…” Matthew 1:1
II. Got power and strength from God
a. Beowulf
i. “He’d have traveled to the bottom of the earth, Edgetho’s son, and died there, if that shining woven metal had not helped – and Holy God, who sent him victory, gave judgment for truth and right, Ruler of the Heavens, once Beowulf was back on his feet and fighting.” p. 72 1551-1556
b. Jesus
i. He was God’s son.
III. Supernatural abilities
a. Beowulf
i. “He leaped in to the lake, would not wait for anyone’s answer; the heaving water covered him over, for hours he sank through the waves; at last he saw the mud of the bottom.” P. 70, 1493-1496
b. Jesus
i. Healed lame, mute, deaf, blind
ii. “And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.” Mark 8:22-25
IV. Jealousy
a. Beowulf
i. Unferth pointed out all of Beowulf’s “flaws” and tries to tear him down because of his jealousy. Unferth is “vexed by Beowulf’s adventure.” P. 39, 501
b. Jesus
i. Pharisees were jealous of his followers and fame
ii. Jesus also taught in the Gospels, speaking harshly against the Pharisaic Law. The Pharisees were obsessed with man-made, whereas Jesus is more concerned with God’s love; the Pharisees scorn sinners whereas Jesus seeks them out.

V. Both fought against evil
a. Beowulf
i. Fought Grendel p. 48-51...