#biblical allusions

[vifetoile]

Name meanings in Wake up dead man— names and their Biblical roots.

Martha, of course. Named for the New Testament’s diligent sister—sister of Lazarus—who worked her butt off and resented her sister, Mary, who sat and listened to Jesus instead of assisting with housework/hostessing.

Martha’s sister was Mary… Probably not Mary of Magdala, but certainly they shared a name. And if Rian Johnson wanted to make a composite character—the prodigal sister versus the obedient daughter.

So Mary the sister of Martha becomes the wild demon-possessed sinner.

And then Mary gets renamed Grace Wicks.

Jud: variant of Judas, who for the crime of betraying Christ has been damned in memory for millennia. “Duplenticy” completely stumps me, unless it’s a deliberately cacophonous scramble of “Duplicity.”

[lesbianjesus-gideonnav]

there is definitely something to paul choosing *that* name. it's not a portmanteau of palamedes and camilla, though it does look and sound very similar to pal. what i think that name is meant to bring to mind is the story of saul on the road to damascus.

if you're not familiar, saul was on his way to go fuck with the christians, and jesus came down and told him to stop doing that. and then saul was stricken blind for three days, and when he could see again he was rechristened paul because he's a fresh christian man. this experience gave him the power of evangelization to save earth from hell.

so, paul (tlt, nee palamedes & camilla) was also baptized in fire and renamed to fit a new agenda and given a great power to do that. their combined experience was enough to make them a better person than before to do what had to be done to save earth (from hell!). saul was also granted new understanding, much like the combination of palamedes' and camilla's life conceptions must have combined to something greater. they were imbued with glorious purpose with an enormously bright light and that purpose gave them a new identity.

[catflowerqueen]

Here's an interesting theory for TADC episode 9.

What if, instead of Caine returning, we get a Seth?

Because, sure, we all love a good Cain and Abel parallel, and we definitely did get that here... but very rarely when those parallels appear do I ever see anything about their younger brother Seth, who was born shortly after Abel's death.

...It probably won't happen, but it's interesting to think about.

[httyddragonfox]

Bibilical Allegory within Dragon Prince

I've seen a few in this show, mainly concerning Aaravos.

Let's go back to the beginning of the chronological stories in both the bible and the show.

The story of Adam and Eve:

God created the the universe in six days and rested on the seventh. Of course, to God a day could be a different length of time. On the planet of earth, he created a garden called Eden, where every living creature lived in harmony and splendor. To govern this garden much like God governs the universe, he created Man from dust and named him Adam. Adam grew lonely seeing that every creature in the garden had it's mate and he ws alone. Hearing Adam's internal prayers of partnership, God took a part of Adam and made him a wife. Adam and Eve were able to enjoy the luxeries of the garden on the condition that they do not break the one rule, to take in the knowledge of good and evil for humanity. The serpent was a petty animal, and disliked the favoritism God gave the humans, and so tricked Eve into taking in the knowledge. This caused God to be furious for the defiance displayed, and so Eve was punished, her and all her descendants will die, and it will feel like death if she ever brings life into the world. She was also cast from the garden.

Some other details the story holds is that Adam immedetely sinned after Eve was found Guilty, and the Serpent suffered due to his involvement as well.

Some stories say that Adam had a first wife who left him, or that Satan or this first wife became the snake. Of course the version I heard fits more with this allegory.

The allegory is a little switched up, instead of Husband and Wife, it's Father and Daughter.

The Story of Elarion (much like Eden):

The stars (the startouch) created the world, and within this world grew a great city named Elarion. In this city Elves, humans, and animals all lived in harmony. Of course, humans were created weaker than elves and animals. A startouch came to live amongst these creatures around Elarion, and in his loneliness made a daughter named Leola. There was a wyrm (latin for serpent), a dragon who despised humanity, thinking them nothing but pests. Amongst the Cosmic order there was one rule that could not be broken, human cannot take in the knowledge of magic. Leola in her innocence, chose to help humanity, not knowing of the rule or it's consequences of breaking it. The Wyrm told the stars of Leola's sin, and they thus decided she is to pay the ultimate price for breaking the rule, she was to be put to death. Elarion fell after her destruction.

The Adam figure (Aaravos), chose to sin after his daughter's mistake, corrupting Humanity further; and after the wyrm's involvement, he suffered greatly. This, much like biting the apple, doomed humanity.

The difference here is that in this story Adam turned into Satan. Let's not forget the scene where Aaravos offered Callum the apple which would have corrupted or killed him, thus signifying him as the serpent/Satan.

Now for the next part of the allegory: Callum as the messiah.

Going back to the apple scene, there is a part in the bible where Christ is tempted during this 40 day fast by Satan three times. Aaravos does tempt Callum in this rocky plain, but he is saved. Also seeing as there were three tests of Christ, Callum ended up doing Dark magic three times before it stuck with him. Unlike Christ who resisted Satan fully, Callum doesn't let this stain upon his soul corrupt him, and it is never enough to fully do so. Satan doesn't win, Aaravos doesn't get Callum's soul.

Then there is the final confrontation: Jesus ends up dying to save everyone from the cruel fate of God. Saving them all from Hell.

Callum decides that he will sacrifice himself in order to save everyone from the satanic figure, and yet Callum like Christ doesn't end up fully perishing.

It also helps that Callum is becoming an archmage, which is something akin to the works of God, in this case it's nature's magic being channeled through him.

Those are the two Allegories I found, the tradegy of the beginning, and our saviour in the end.

[thegoatsongs]

Mina to Jonathan:

You are nearest and dearest and all the world to me; our souls are knit into one, for all life and all time. 

1Sam.18 KJV:

[1] And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

[scout-sms]

From the Fourth Chapter of

the Book of Genesis

part two

// entry #86

// cain - josé saramago

// entry #86

// entry #9

// genesis 4:9 kjv

// entry #74 // entry #84

// jewish literacy - rabbi joseph telushkin

// entry #87

[digitalcarcrash]

adam and lawrence could potentially be a biblical allusion to judas and jesus. btw. if you care

[luzameencalliopezedine-author]

Counterran Frontier - Historical Fantasy + Gay Cowboys

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65236894/chapters/167817949

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