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narfforc · 03-07-2011, 05:10 AM

What I was trying to say was that it bores me. Yes I can see the christian parallels in Tolkiens work, if I look for them, which I don't want to because it spoils the book for me. If I wanted to read christian doctrine I would pick up a bible and read that. I personally equate the orcs to christians burning and destroying everything and everbody that once got in their way. The fact that the bible itself has nothing original in it and is full of parallels to older religions, especially the crucifixion of yet another son of a god born of virgin birth, is missed by those looking for christianity in Middle-earth. If you want to find meanings in Tolkiens work, move Noah out of the way and replace him with his older counter-part Utnapishtim and The Epic of Gilgamesh, where the God Ea instructs Utnapishtim to build a great boat and save his family, sound familiar. A lot of the bible has been borrowed, probably from the time of the Israelite captivity in Babylon. So no I don't really look for christianity in Tolkiens works, I find it more interesting in finding where the stories in the bible were stolen from.

03-07-2011, 05:10 AM	#10
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	What I was trying to say was that it bores me. Yes I can see the christian parallels in Tolkiens work, if I look for them, which I don't want to because it spoils the book for me. If I wanted to read christian doctrine I would pick up a bible and read that. I personally equate the orcs to christians burning and destroying everything and everbody that once got in their way. The fact that the bible itself has nothing original in it and is full of parallels to older religions, especially the crucifixion of yet another son of a god born of virgin birth, is missed by those looking for christianity in Middle-earth. If you want to find meanings in Tolkiens work, move Noah out of the way and replace him with his older counter-part Utnapishtim and The Epic of Gilgamesh, where the God Ea instructs Utnapishtim to build a great boat and save his family, sound familiar. A lot of the bible has been borrowed, probably from the time of the Israelite captivity in Babylon. So no I don't really look for christianity in Tolkiens works, I find it more interesting in finding where the stories in the bible were stolen from. __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER. Last edited by narfforc; 03-07-2011 at 05:17 AM.