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**lindil** · 12-20-2000, 10:53 AM

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I think the trilogy's main relationship to the Bible is that JRRT believed the Incarnation,Crucifixion and Ressurection of Jesus Christ to be the one Myth that was True on all levels and that whatever truth there was in any co-creation was due to it being in some way a reflection or illumination of the reality of our situation which is most clearlt set forth in the Bible. JRRT took great pains toexplain theTruth of Christianity to CC Lewis who after a long night walking w/ JRRT and another Inkling saw the Light as is said and went on to become the greatest Christian Apologist of the century.
For JRRT[who translated the Book of Job from french and hebrew into english for the Jerusalem Bible] the trilogy, while no allegory of the Old and New Testemants are contained [according to his own words] could only on it's deepest level point to the Truth contained in the teachings and Traditions of the Church.Not a popular or PC idea , but one which his own letters testify to plainly.

Lindil

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12-20-2000, 10:53 AM	#1
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wight Posts: 155</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> the Bible I think the trilogy's main relationship to the Bible is that JRRT believed the Incarnation,Crucifixion and Ressurection of Jesus Christ to be the one Myth that was True on all levels and that whatever truth there was in any co-creation was due to it being in some way a reflection or illumination of the reality of our situation which is most clearlt set forth in the Bible. JRRT took great pains toexplain theTruth of Christianity to CC Lewis who after a long night walking w/ JRRT and another Inkling saw the Light as is said and went on to become the greatest Christian Apologist of the century. For JRRT[who translated the Book of Job from french and hebrew into english for the Jerusalem Bible] the trilogy, while no allegory of the Old and New Testemants are contained [according to his own words] could only on it's deepest level point to the Truth contained in the teachings and Traditions of the Church.Not a popular or PC idea , but one which his own letters testify to plainly. Lindil </p> __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.