Severian / Christ / Logos / Apocatastasis

John Watkins · 24 Nov 2008, 22:59 · from 2008-November.txt.gz

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From: john.watkins04 at gmail.com (John Watkins)
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:59:50 -0500
Subject: (urth) Severian / Christ / Logos / Apocatastasis
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On 11/24/08, David Stockhoff <dstockhoff at verizon.net> wrote:

> The absence of resurrection and judgment are fairly critical, aren't they?
> I suppose that would be evidence for the argument for Severian as Christian,
> not Christ, figure ... in fact, as you note, he's got a little Noah in him
> too.
>


And there's no contradiction there.  It's pretty common for Christian
thinkers to try to find ways in which Old Testament figures "prefigure"
Christ.

Noah is typically held to prefigure Christ's relationship to the Church,
with the church corresponding to the ark.

Everyone inside is saved, no one outside is saved, get in while the
getting's good even if all the neighbors think you're crazy.




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