This is an open-comment theology blog where I will post various theological musings, mostly in sermon or essay form, for others to read and comment on. If what I say here interests you, you may want to check out some of my books. Feel free to criticize, to critique, to comment, but keep comments to the point and respectful. Many of these posts have been published elsewhere, but I wanted them collected and made available to a wider audience.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
DUNE & Failed Messiahs
I wrote yesterday about how there were other messianic figures that pre-date Jesus. I was reminded of a theme running throughout the book DUNE. It is the idea that Paul Atreides both WAS the messiah and yet had to choose to become what he was. Indeed there were failed messiahs that came before Paul, one was hired to kill him. I have always felt that DUNE is a good way to understand imaginatively what it meant for Jesus to be messiah.
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