Urth: Terminus Est

Kevin J. Maroney · 29 Nov 1998, 11:52 · from urth-v0021.mbox · original

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From: "Kevin J. Maroney" <kmaroney at crossover.com>
Subject: Re: (urth) Urth: Terminus Est
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 11:52:59
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At 06:56 AM 11/26/98 -0500, Nigel wrote:
>But surely the obvious point about Severian's sword is that it is named in
>a direct quotation of Christ's words from the cross, "It is finished!",
>which I'm pretty sure is translated in the Vulgate (Wolfe, I believe, is a
>Catholic) as "Terminus Est."  (I couldn't find my Latin Vulgate when I was
>looking just now, but if anyone has one to hand, perhaps they could check
>for me.)

John 19:30 cum ergo accepisset Iesus acetum dixit consummatum est et
                                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^=20
 inclinato capite tradidit spiritum

("And when Jesus had received the vinegar, he said "It is finished" and
bowed his head and gave up his spirit.")=20

It's always a danger to assume that words in other languages have the same
connotations and nuances that they do in English, of course.=20

Otherwise, excellent rumination on grace, Christian imagery, etc.

Wombat, a.k.a. Kevin Maroney kmaroney at crossover.com
Kitchen Staff Supervisor, New York Review of Science Fiction
http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/olp/nyrsf/nyrsf.html

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