Some while ago I watched a science fiction movie called Primer. It had a fantastically complicated plot and a few people tried to sketch out the timeline. It is here if you are interested.
http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/20...ne-for-primer/
Recently I came across a discussion about Psalm 22. Christians claim some lines in Psalm 22 refer to Christ’s crucifixion even though the dates rule that out in any ordinary view of causation. This made me wonder if Christianity has a plot timeline similar to Primer and if so, what it was. What, in fact, is the plot of Christianity? The answer, I think, is that there is none – nothing that could be written down ‘Primer’ fashion without enormous holes in it.
What I realized is that Psalm 22 for Christianity is a type of history theft. It is a reinterpretation of an older culture because we know for certain that Psalm 22 already had meaning in the culture from which it came. It was essentially a lament, not intended to be about the future. But the theft is done lazily; there is no effort made to explain it except endless repetition of the reinterpretation itself. If this is not true, what plot explains the Psalm?
http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/20...ne-for-primer/
Recently I came across a discussion about Psalm 22. Christians claim some lines in Psalm 22 refer to Christ’s crucifixion even though the dates rule that out in any ordinary view of causation. This made me wonder if Christianity has a plot timeline similar to Primer and if so, what it was. What, in fact, is the plot of Christianity? The answer, I think, is that there is none – nothing that could be written down ‘Primer’ fashion without enormous holes in it.
What I realized is that Psalm 22 for Christianity is a type of history theft. It is a reinterpretation of an older culture because we know for certain that Psalm 22 already had meaning in the culture from which it came. It was essentially a lament, not intended to be about the future. But the theft is done lazily; there is no effort made to explain it except endless repetition of the reinterpretation itself. If this is not true, what plot explains the Psalm?
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