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Inziladun · 12-17-2000, 08:20 PM

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Re: Trilogy and Bible?

It is an interesting thought,and there appear some similarities to Biblical Creation in the story of the making
of Ea. However,Tolkien said of his work,"It is not 'about'
anything but itself. Certainly it has no allegorical intentions,general,particular,or topical,moral,religious,or
political." (p 220 The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien)
That book,by the way,is available from Amazon.com and probably other sources,and sheds a great deal of light on
Tolkien's views of allegory,religion, and many other things.

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Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 4</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Trilogy and Bible? It is an interesting thought,and there appear some similarities to Biblical Creation in the story of the making of Ea. However,Tolkien said of his work,"It is not 'about' anything but itself. Certainly it has no allegorical intentions,general,particular,or topical,moral,religious,or political." (p 220 The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien) That book,by the way,is available from Amazon.com and probably other sources,and sheds a great deal of light on Tolkien's views of allegory,religion, and many other things. </p> __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.