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Originally Posted by davem
Numenor requires Eru's incarnation into Arda
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I think you are misreading the Atrabeth; Eru's incarnation is required so as to finnally remove all traces of Melkor's marring.
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Originally Posted by davem
Eru intevenes into the world in a major way for the only time
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What about the coming of the Children? Is that a lesser even on the grand scheme of things than the shaping of a planet, which would be meaningless without them?
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Originally Posted by davem
Tolkien's comment that 'already it is too close to a parody of Christianity' shows his discomfort with the idea of Eru incarnating into M-e
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I disagree. I believe it shows his discomfort with the fact that his story would
explicitly contain the Christian religion, which he considered, in Letter #131, fatal to a story - a recurrent idea in the letters.
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Originally Posted by davem
In other words, Eru can either be a 'mystery' - ie he can remain outside the world altogether
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He doesn't remain outside altogether. I would like to invite you to review the refferences I gave in post #
189, which show Eru's continuous participation in the story. He is not present as a person, but through his deeds and interventions.