[thechat] "Christian Mythology" (was: comics)
Joe Crawford
jcrawford at avencom.com
Tue May 22 13:38:36 CDT 2001
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Joe Crawford (I) wrote:
> > Some people really do /swear/ by Silver Surfer. The character is
modeled
> > in Christian mythology - making him an apt target for highfalutin'
> > cultural criticism.
Norman Bunn wrote:
> "Christian Mythology"? Now there's an interesting statement. Some of
the
> best historical records validate the life and work of Jesus and its a
myth
> like Norse, Greek and Roman gods? You're certainly entitled to your
> thinking, but myth? I think not.
Nothing loaded in my use of the phrase "Christian Mythology" - not
meaning
to support or reject anyone's belief systems whatsoever. Also not
meaning
to place Christianity alongside any mythologies in particular.
http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=mythology
mythology (m-thl-j)
n., pl. mythologies. Abbr. myth., mythol.
1.
a. A body or collection of myths belonging to a people and
addressing their origin, history, deities, ancestors,
and heroes.
b. A body of myths concerning an individual, event, or
institution:
<snips>
Christianity certainly matches in a narrow way the above definition.
Whatever else it is and does is not something I was addressing when I
was
mentioning how Silver Surfer's themes are compared Christianity.
- Joe <http://artlung.com/>
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