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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet
Tolkien created his myth to predate the old testament; thus, it is no surprise that it presents an even more limited view of the creator. This does not lessen who the creator really is, only the knowledge of the creator amongst his creatures. Therefore, I can see Tolkien deciding that the people of Middle Earth, predating the old testament, wouldn't have knowledge of a creator who wanted a personal relationship with his creatures.
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lmp beat me to it (not hard these days.) To me Eru looks like pre-Abraham Yahweh. Maybe even Pre-Noah Yahweh; that'll take some thought. (Enoch???)
Given that in the discussion between Finrod and Andreth in HoME (as I imperfectly recall) Eru is said to be planning to appear in mannish form, clearly the incarnation is far in the future. But the similarities are, to me, convincing.
No vote til I finish pondering, though.