Friday 6 April 2012

Beowulf catechism

Who is Beowulf?

He died to save us, fighting a trinity of evil: the mother, the son and the unholy serpent. His name is a variant of Deowuld, 'God's glory' (Compare Joshua is a rendering of the Hebrew language "Yahoshua", meaning "Glory [or "Salvation"] through Yahweh"; "Jesus" is the English of the Greek transliteration of "Yahoshua" via Aramaic.) Though he has died, yet will he come again.

Who is Beowulf?

He is the Devil, the bear of evil, the wolf. Into this world was sent a Green Man of growth and renewal, called Grendl, born without father (for his father was God) from a virgin mother; he came as a gleaner, with a gleaner's sack, to winnow the virtuous from the wicked; and like Christ in the temple sometimes he went into unholy places and made a fuss. But Beowulf attacked and killed this saviour, and for a time he seemed to triumph: until the Father sent an angel of fire to overthrow him. So perish all evil!

4 comments:

Nexis Pas said...

Are these two possible interpretations or is only one of them correct?

Adam Roberts Project said...

Or do they exist in a quantum superposition?

Nexis Pas said...

Are excluded muddles no longer possible?

Adam Roberts Project said...

I don't see why not.