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Obi-Wan Kenobi: Christ Figure

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Obi-wan Kenobi is a christ figure according to the criteria on page 119. Obi-wan had a confrontation with the dark side, Anakin tried to lure him, just as Jesus had a confrontation with the devil. This jedi master is also very forgiving as Jesus was, Obi-wan forgave Anakin for turning to the dark side and wanted him to come back to the light side. He had disciples such as Anakin before he turned and Luke Skywalker, like Jesus had disciples and ones that weren’t all equally devoted. When confronting Anakin, Obi-wan sacrifices himself to Anakin and is killed but spiritually resurrects in the wilderness when Luke Skywalker needs him. This is similar to how Jesus sacrificed himself and resurrected on the third day. Obi-wan has many matches for

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