Gut: What role will Barabbas play in The Shadow of the Galilean?
Spill: The Shadow of the Galilean is not fascinating on the same level as Harry Potter (in my opinion), but after reading the first 3 chapters I already find myself wanting the protagonist to prevail over Pilate's blackmail tactics. I really don't even know very much about Andreas, and I am already on his side. The character that intrigues me the most though is Barabbas. Why must their acquaintance be kept such a secret? Wasn't Barabbas the name of the murderer who was set free while Jesus was taken prisoner? Andreas talks about how he does not share the same religious views as Barabbas although they studied in the wilderness with the same teacher. I would like to know more about this Barabbas character and if his name holds any significance to the role he is to play in the book.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
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Gut: Is it all one big paradox or is there a purpose?
Spill: There is a gray area surrounding everything. One can go off on a philosophical tangent regarding almost anything, especially theology. Someone can say one thing and it can be immediately twisted in a way contradictory to its original meaning. There are opinions and truths that are all wrong and all right. There are answers for everything, and there are questions that cannot be answered. Sometimes dwelling on these things can further our understanding of something, but doing so can also obscure it. We can become distracted by all the historical and chronological errors etc. in a text that we fail to see the author's purpose in writing it. It's possible to dig too deep, and get yourself stuck in a hole full of mindless details and miss the message. But inevitably once you find the message, there will be someone who found a different message or someone who believes there is no message at all. Are you all right? Are you all wrong? It's madness to carry on this way. If we could all grasp the same message from the same perspective why are there 4 different accounts of Jesus' life in the Bible?
Spill: There is a gray area surrounding everything. One can go off on a philosophical tangent regarding almost anything, especially theology. Someone can say one thing and it can be immediately twisted in a way contradictory to its original meaning. There are opinions and truths that are all wrong and all right. There are answers for everything, and there are questions that cannot be answered. Sometimes dwelling on these things can further our understanding of something, but doing so can also obscure it. We can become distracted by all the historical and chronological errors etc. in a text that we fail to see the author's purpose in writing it. It's possible to dig too deep, and get yourself stuck in a hole full of mindless details and miss the message. But inevitably once you find the message, there will be someone who found a different message or someone who believes there is no message at all. Are you all right? Are you all wrong? It's madness to carry on this way. If we could all grasp the same message from the same perspective why are there 4 different accounts of Jesus' life in the Bible?
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