Posted from 2 addresses as James Jordan, James B. Jordan
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Just happened to catch this. According to exegetes in many traditions, in the Bible, "Micha-el" is simply the name of the Angel of Yahweh, who incarnate is Jesus Christ. This can…
11 Jun 2013, 17:51
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No. I meant Song of Ice and Fire. James B. Jordan Director, Biblical Horizons Box 1096 Niceville, FL 32588 http://www.biblicalhorizons.com…
02 Aug 2012, 12:34
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Well, but without the Church and Christianity. So it's not actually medieval at all. JBJordan…
02 Aug 2012, 00:32
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My bad. Apologies. Founders were more a mixed lot, from what I can tell. JBJordan…
02 Aug 2012, 00:14
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Sorry I did not see this earlier. If you can find a copy of /Operation ARES/, his first (and pretty uneven) novel, you'll see lots of political and contemporary stuff pretty muc…
01 Aug 2012, 21:27
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Ah. I see these predictions as tongue in cheek. JBJordan…
01 Aug 2012, 21:15
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It's odd that a man who has written from a Christian, in his case Roman Catholic, strongly libertarian, anti-welfare state, and traditional conservative semi-isolationist perspec…
01 Aug 2012, 20:38
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Well, somebody's reading Wolfe! That's a plus. I'm myself wondering if they have it planned out, as they did LOST. The scenario has become so complex I wonder if they can pull it…
03 Apr 2012, 18:37
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Anybody notice the plug for our man on Fringe last Friday? I wondered why Lake of the Long Sun. After all, Fringe is about rewriting reality, and I should think the Severian qui…
02 Apr 2012, 21:52
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But Gene DID deny this. I think we have to let the author have his say. JBJordan (formerly Nutria) James B. Jordan Director, Biblical Horizons Box 1096 Niceville, FL 32588 http:…
09 Nov 2011, 23:49
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I'm about as certain as I can be that it was deliberate. The Potter books advance year by year, and these kids are one year older. And there are other pointers. If he were not in…
05 Aug 2011, 16:16
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No Jack Vance? Why should I even vote? Who comes up with a list like this? But it did have Riddley Walker. Jim Jordan…
05 Aug 2011, 16:14
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Marc rote: It is IMO clearly Harry Potter Book 8. The kids are one year older. The setting is different, of course, yet similar, with math for magick; and the character…
05 Aug 2011, 16:05
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IIRC it's also in The Hero as Werewolf. JBJordan…
15 Jun 2011, 20:17
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Certes. In the New Sun, there is a lot of Proust's In Search of Lost Time. JBJordan (formerly Nutria)…
10 May 2011, 15:10
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The author has written "The Game of Fox and Lion." Now THAT sure sounds familiar, to Cordwainer Smith readers anyway! Anybody read it? JBJ…
24 Mar 2010, 19:46
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Anybody know if this is a novel or a short story? JBJordan…
04 Feb 2010, 17:37
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doxologia, paean or prayer, comes from doxa, glory, splendor, brightness, fame, prestige. That's the meaning in koine. In earlier attic Greek, doxa meant opinion. Go here for a …
19 Dec 2009, 17:20
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Um, no. In English, usually "right opinion." In Eastern Orthodoxy, "right praise." It can be either. "Right Praise" is original, since the arguments were over the date of Pascha …
18 Dec 2009, 19:45
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It's been a while, but it seems to me that Ultan's library contains a book that contains all other books. If so, that's the aleph book from Borges. Nutria (are you guys still usi…
23 Nov 2009, 17:28
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I was taught that the rule against split infinitives comes from the oppression of Latin grammar imposed on English. Latin infinitives are one word; hence English infinitives must…
29 Jul 2009, 16:43
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Another question is how much Petrarch there is here. Laura, you know. From Wikiland: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/File:Francesco_Petrarca01.jpg> [] <http://en.wikipedia…
22 May 2009, 00:17
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Well, but remember that Green is not too bright. He's one of Wolfe's successful, I think, usages of a rather low IQ character who is still good and good-hearted. Remember how Sil…
22 May 2009, 00:12
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Aren't all the islands on Perelandra made up of floating plants? Nutria…
19 May 2009, 18:10
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To be sure. And remember, tDiaF is written for teens, not adults. I doubt if there is any teen fiction anywhere that does not try to educate in some direction. In fact, I doubt …
19 May 2009, 17:53
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"Propaganda" may be just the right term for Wolfe. Originally it was a term used by the Vatican for the propagation of the faith. It's come to have a cheaper meaning. But tDiaF e…
18 May 2009, 23:17
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Wolfe believes, as a "libertarian," that the way to bring more equality between rich and poor is to get the state out of the redistribution business and back into the contract-en…
17 May 2009, 12:41
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Remember that The Devil in a Forest is an earlier work, and also a juvenile (as Pirate is for young adults). Also, remember that Wolfe has always written transformative homages t…
15 Apr 2009, 13:50
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Why not organize a festschrift, and have 15-20 authors write short stores in his honor? Nutria…
31 Mar 2009, 16:58
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Anybody know why Gene W. is not among the authors in Songs of the Dying Earth? Seems to me that's a place he'd really like to be included. Patera Nutria James B. Jordan Direct…
18 Dec 2008, 22:15
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Theological allegory part II. Wolfe's novels are always polyphonic. I'll leave the noir and Lovecraft threads to others, and try and do my duty by pointing to the theol…
29 Oct 2008, 03:54
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Well, No. 5, at least, is the Antichrist, as his address (666 Street of the Counterfeit) indicates. Or some future clone is. "Some day they'll want us." Cloning prevents the futu…
28 Oct 2008, 21:02
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The Storm King would be Baal, of course, lord of the storm. But also Thor, Zeus, Jupiter. Probably all the same mythic structure. Baal is also Husband, and rapist. Seems apropos …
28 Oct 2008, 18:45
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Just for clarity: Kings is earlier and Chronicles later. But you have it right that the Chronicler uses the original form of the names. There are reasons for this connected with …
28 Oct 2008, 17:39
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Are these sessions recorded? Can one obtain a hear? Nutria…
27 Oct 2008, 23:35
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One thing I recall is that Latro has a night with Venus. Well, he's a kind of specimen of Mars, being Roman. But the way it's written is as if Venus and Mars were married, and I …
04 Sep 2008, 00:20
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You are not wrong. The Outsider is the Creator-God of the Bible, "outside" in every respect. Severian, like all of us, is made in His image, and in Sev's case, in a special way. …
03 Jan 2008, 22:56
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I have not reread the story before writing this post, so this may be off the mark; but a comment: This is not Christian but Gnostic doctrine. Wolfe is a good sacramentalist, and …
18 Apr 2007, 23:50
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I suppose one must grant Tolkein what he's doing: presenting a pre-Christian world, indeed pre-Abrahamic. Hence, no Christ . . . yet. No Sabbath Day formal worship . . . yet. Sim…
17 Apr 2007, 18:43
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BTW, if you want to get into Pettersson's heavy, dark, brooding, music, start with Symphony 8 and then go to #9. It's dire music, of the classical sort of course, but very Severi…
10 Apr 2007, 01:36
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The symphonies of Allan Pettersson. Nutria James B. Jordan Director, Biblical Horizons Box 1096 Niceville, FL 32588 http://www.biblicalhorizons.com…
09 Apr 2007, 23:19
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Gene's answer to me about Severian in general was that Sev has a horrible background and is only gradually overcoming it. His calling, of course, is far better than his person, a…
07 Apr 2007, 14:49
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At 04:39 PM 4/5/2007, Roy wrote: Kim, the new I think Kim had heard that March was a really nice and honorable, chivalrous guy. She wants to meet this musketeer. I th…
05 Apr 2007, 21:47
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Is it always the case that memorials are built by others? I'll have to reread this soon -- wanted to let it sit for a couple of weeks first. But if so, then Wolfe is saying somet…
05 Apr 2007, 15:49
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I guess one would put the Wolfe identification into the category of a mcguffin (?), something we don't have to know to get the story. But the statue looks just like Wolfe, and Wo…
04 Apr 2007, 16:18
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I've been away so much that I may have missed it, but have we discussed "Memorare" here yet? Spoiler space I was struck by the fact that Wolfe makes himself the god…
04 Apr 2007, 13:51
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Did your book come out? JBJordan…
16 Dec 2006, 21:06
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At his "ascension" so to speak? Naw. If it's 50 years, then my suggestion falls, and the original suggestion that Wolfe changed some details remains. Patera Nutria…
02 Oct 2006, 12:56
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I've been way too busy to keep up here, but I did catch this. If it is really 40 years, then Wolfe has a basis in the New Testament. The Old Creation ended in AD 30, at Pentecost…
01 Oct 2006, 13:15
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Or, those who fall upon others. But, for the rest, my point was that all of these things have multiple understandings. I don't want to be taken as "pulling rank" or anyt…
09 Aug 2006, 15:42
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