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You've probably heard of fans writing new adventures for Luke and Leia, Mulder and Scully or Peter Parker and Mary Jane. Well, apparently you can add Samson and Delilah to the list. That's right, over on Medill Reports, Elizabeth Gibson has a rundown on Biblical fan fiction:
"From spiritual poetry to novel-length religious metaphors to action stories about Jesus to X-rated gay affairs between God and mortals, fanfiction has hit the Bible.
Fanfictions, or fanfics, are stories written by fans using their favorite premises and characters from comics, movies, television and books. Fans post their stories, most under pseudonyms, on blogs and archive sites such as fanfiction.net and adultfanfiction.net.
"I guess I never really thought of the Bible as a text that would be appropriated," said Kristen Schilt, a Rice University scholar who will join the University of Chicago's sociology faculty in 2008.
"But on my second consideration it seemed to line up with what's already out there. The appeal of fantasy fanfiction is re-imagining the world and turning things on their heads."
Fanfiction buffs and community leaders say Bible fanfiction, particularly smutty gay sex stories, aren't likely to become mainstream, but it's a curious subculture. The majority of stories aren't risqué and writers say the stories are mostly a personal creative and spiritual outlet."
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11 weeks 9 hours ago
I find the comment at the end of the article odd. Currently, there is a link marked 'contact owner' at the bottom of every page on AFF. They've had a format change over the last year, but I'm pretty sure that link was in place at the time the author would have been writing this article. I never used it as I communicate with the owners on the attached forum, which is also linked from the various pages of the archive.
I also find it odd to think that Bible fanfiction is a new phenom. Some of the stuff has gotten so much attention over the years that there are things in Dante's Inferno, for example, that many believe are actually stated in the Bible and accept as good theology.
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