Custom Bobblehead, Custom Figure Bobble Head Dolls, Personalized Gifts for Dad Birthday Fathers Day, Best Anniversary Gifts for Husband Though writing in jest as always, SOF makes an interesting point about the Jesus Action Figure. SOF reports it can’t recommend the figure because it is “theologically biased.” For example, Cook Communications Ministries ( www.cookministries.com) has produced a line of action figures including Jesus, Moses, David, Goliath and Samson. So when CCM promotes its Joseph, Mary and Baby Jesus action figure collection, it states that not only will the figures help children “mingle play time with faith time,” but the collection will bring the nativity “to life.” The product information also indicates that the figures will create “hours of fun for acting out the Christmas story.” Man Bobble head Custom, Personalized Birthday Bobblehead For Dad, Romantic Anniversary Gifts For Husband, Custom Bobble head for Car

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Flannel board figures, while not three-dimensional, have offered children a means of acting out stories with Bible characters for decades.

SOF concludes that “the real fun begins when you let them into the doll’s house, and when David first sets eyes on Barbie…” On the market for about one year, the figure sprang less from a theological motive and more from a desire for something novel. But not all biblical action figures are novelty items. Some are intended for actual use by children. What’s the coolest action figure since G.I. Joe? The Jesus Action Figure, according to online retailer Archie McPhee. These figures, however, can pose more than their arms and legs. They pose a problem for some who examine religious culture.

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Folklorist Simon Bronner, in Grasping Things: Folk Material Culture and Mass Society in America, wrote that touch is important because its “association with the hand implies the grip of possession.” That is, people become invested in ideas when they can experience them through other senses, especially touch. If there is an ethic behind biblical action figures, it may have less to do with which figures are put into plastic and more to do with how Jesus—in the hands of children—behaves.

In the irreverent online publication Bully Magazine ( www.bullymag.com), Ken Wohlrob wrote: “What’s really interesting is that most of these manufacturers overlook one basic fact—that action figures are to be used with an imagination.” And Ship-of-Fools ( www.ship-of-fools.com)is likely unsurpassed in reflecting on all things religious. The figures may be for children, but there’s no escaping theology. Train Up a Child, for example, offers a light-skinned and a dark-skinned line of figures. CCM’s initial lines had olive-colored skin. How warranted is the criticism of biblical action figures? Yes, they’re tactile. Yes, they probably ignite children’s imaginations. But is this anything new? If you're looking for a unique gift, or the action figure collection that has it all and then some, then, well, you've found exactly where you need to be...

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Jesus beats the devil in a pro wrestling match Jesus on the top rope in the T pose ready to slam Satan Artist signed print These biblical action figures are important precisely because they are toys: adults manufacture them and children play with them. And they do interpret Christian tradition.SOF’s point, of course, is that kids’ imaginations can, and do, run wild. And those imaginations might not shut down just because the figures represent characters from Holy Scriptures. Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. StretchArmstrong SixMillionDollarMan BigJim MajorMattMason ActionMan Jesus Action Figure Value and Price Guide