Alright, maybe you’re correct on that, a slight amount.
I don’t believe the Apostles “always wanted to be Apostles so [we’d] be famous when [we] retire.”
What about Jesus Himself? Did He die because He wanted to be famous?
Superstar quotes Him as saying at the last supper:
“I must be mad thinking I’ll be remembered, yes, I must be out of my head.”
The Bible, however, quotes Jesus as praying:
“Father, if this cup be taken from me...nevertheless, Thy will be done”
Not
“Darn it, I must be a lunatic, no one is going to remember me 10 minutes after I’m dead.”
And how’s these lyrics, Jesus passing the bread and wine to His disciples:
“For all you care, this wine could be My blood, for all you care, this bread could be My body.”
Does that REALLY sound like an accurate portrayal of the last supper??!!
The Superstar lyrics have Jesus and the Apostles both going through this for fame, and Jesus thinking He’s a lunatic because He want to be famous but He’ll probably be forgotten ten minutes after He’s dead, and His being pissed off that His disciples think so little of Him that the wine and bread He’s passing them might as well be His body.
Just watch the play again, as I just did, the tone is definitely NOT that of the Bible!
Ed