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therealUT

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I am thinking about writing another book this summer. Having read the Bible a handful of times, I think I have picked up on some less obvious allegories, symbols, and themes in the Gospels. I have yet to find mentioned any of what I see in any other texts, whether it be books, journal articles, or web blogs.

The basic gist of what I will be exploring consists of the following:

1. Symbolically, what does Jesus represent?
2. Symbolically, what does Mary represent?
3. What is Jesus's message regarding our relationship with God?
4. What is Jesus's message regarding our relationship with others?
5. What are the ramifications of and the lessons we can draw from the Passion, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection?
6. If one fully believes in the Gospel as pure allegory, according to the method and approach I use, could and/or would said person be considered a 'Christian'?
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
My first reaction is lotr. You sound like Tolkien.
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I am actually going to be taking it in the other direction; instead of building an allegory on top of an allegory, I plan to root out on the allegories in the Gospel and make them plain and understandable.
 
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Good luck with your project. From what I've read of your writing, your views are similar to Marcus Borg and Dominic Crossan from the Jesus project a few years back.

You might want to consider self publishing. I understand that this is viable solution these days for not well known authors.
 
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therealUT said:
I am actually going to be taking it in the other direction; instead of building an allegory on top of an allegory, I plan to root out on the allegories in the Gospel and make them plain and understandable.
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Your thoughts reminded me of tolkien, I have a book of letters to and from him.

Jefferson an inspiration?
 
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OldandStillaVol said:
Good luck with your project. From what I've read of your writing, your views are similar to Marcus Borg and Dominic Crossan from the Jesus project a few years back.

You might want to consider self publishing. I understand that this is viable solution these days for not well known authors.
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Self-publishing is not exactly financially viable; however, it is less time consuming and I do not have to deal with writing a hundred cover letters for a hundred different Publishing Houses and Literary Agents who each have their own quirks.

Right now, I write more for my own edification (as I write I learn more about both myself and what it is that I am writing about). Financially, the fiance has a good job and I will, eventually, once I get my PhD and land a decent professor gig.
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
Your thoughts reminded me of tolkien, I have a book of letters to and from him.

Jefferson an inspiration?
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The inspiration comes from Hegel and Kant; Kant took everything fantastic out of the Gospel and just focused on the message; Hegel looked a little deeper.

I want to keep the fantastic and the message, and see what it is they stand for; i.e., at this moment, I think Mary, the Virgin Mother, is the 'incarnation of nature'.
 
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therealUT said:
Self-publishing is not exactly financially viable; however, it is less time consuming and I do not have to deal with writing a hundred cover letters for a hundred different Publishing Houses and Literary Agents who each have their own quirks.

Right now, I write more for my own edification (as I write I learn more about both myself and what it is that I am writing about). Financially, the fiance has a good job and I will, eventually, once I get my PhD and land a decent professor gig.
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E-Copies only is a cheap way to go.
 
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therealUT said:
The inspiration comes from Hegel and Kant; Kant took everything fantastic out of the Gospel and just focused on the message; Hegel looked a little deeper.

I want to keep the fantastic and the message, and see what it is they stand for; i.e., at this moment, I think Mary, the Virgin Mother, is the 'incarnation of nature'.
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So did Tolkien, at least in the lotr, Galadriel was mary.
 
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