David Beckham = Jesus Christ?
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I'd forgotten about the Madame Tussauds wax models of Beckham and Victoria dressed as Joseph and Mary.
Dr Brick, a Welshman and Manchester United fan, said: “David Beckham’s career is littered with Christian symbolism. If you look at how it has unfolded and how it has been written about, it lends itself to the Christian narrative of redemption, resurrection and salvation.” He argues that the Christian symbolism associated with Beckham also informs the footballer’s “pseudo-spiritual perception of himself”. Beckham, he points out, has a cross tattooed on his back and called his youngest son Cruz, Spanish for cross — although whether he knew this is unclear.