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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
09-23-2014, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 17,236
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VarTalman
Yes, thank you. Wrong chapter.
But the...
Yes, thank you. Wrong chapter. But the parallels are there with intention. We write from what we know. Tolkien knew the narrative of scripture thoroughly. I will have words with anyone who... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
09-22-2014, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 8,455
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VarTalman
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
09-22-2014, 12:02 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 17,696
Posted By
VarTalman
Biblical Parallel = Jonah to Nineveh
Hey folks, We have from the Bible an account of Jonah being sent to the great city outside the land of Israel. He is sent from the God of the Sea as is Tuor. He takes a hidden journey in a fish to... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
10-18-2012, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,140
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VarTalman
The Creation of the Dwarves
This creation event in the history of Middle Earth closely parallels the story of Abraham becoming the father of two sons in Genesis. The dwarves were created early - before the promised coming. ... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
10-05-2012, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,067
Posted By
VarTalman
A side note...
It is important to when...
A side note... It is important to when working with a "myth" to understand the Hellenistic philosophical connotations (do not think "chair" but the essence representative of a chair.) So, for... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
10-05-2012, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,067
Posted By
VarTalman
Thank you for your thoughful response.
(I...
Thank you for your thoughful response. (I attempt an answer a paragraph at a time and clarify that aim specifically at the Bible - not any other literary work as equal or mixed in.) It seems... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
10-05-2012, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,067
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VarTalman
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
10-05-2012, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,067
Posted By
VarTalman
Jules Verne
Like "Vernians" who believe that Jules Verne actually wrote about true experiences and not science fiction in some of his works, many students see very close parallels between Bible images and the... |
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Forum: The Books
09-15-2012, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,772
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VarTalman
The Hobbits Also Seem AmishGood article. The Hobbits also seem Amish - both in culture and tradition. Imagine if Tolkien asked the Amish to save the world against malvolent forces found only at the end of long treacherous... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
09-15-2012, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 4,191
Views: 1,029,312
Posted By
VarTalman
I am never here always adventuring off somewhere....I am never here always adventuring off somewhere. I am called VarTalman firstborn son of the Talman the Strong. I spent my childhood an outcast among the shorter peoples of Middle Earth. I felt... |
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