Quarterly Quote of the Month about Jesus for this Week
"Jesus is the apotheosis of totemism: the human-animal immortal ancestor whose animal form - the sacrificed lamb's body & blood which is also the bread & wine - sustains the life of his worshippers."
Jack, Frye is one of those really interesting voices on the margins of biblical studies. When he "gets it wrong" it's like you can see a Frye-shaped hole in the brick wall. But when he "gets it right" he says it better than a biblical scholar could have said it. I'll leave it to you to decide whether or not he's right or wrong here.
Now I know why I don't read Northrop Frye.
ReplyDeleteJack, Frye is one of those really interesting voices on the margins of biblical studies. When he "gets it wrong" it's like you can see a Frye-shaped hole in the brick wall. But when he "gets it right" he says it better than a biblical scholar could have said it. I'll leave it to you to decide whether or not he's right or wrong here.
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Alright -- just so long as you don't talk United Seminary into putting up any Christian totem poles!
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