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Child of the 7th Age · 06-12-2002, 11:11 AM

In one way, the "religion" of Middle-earth would be more bleak than the Creation stories of the Bible. The world in Middle-earth was corrupted or marred during the singing of the music. This is technically before Arda itself was created (is it not?), and certainly before the creation of the Children of Iluvatar. Unlike Man of our world, the Elves never had the chance to walk in an unmarred world.

In the Bible, we have scenes of Adam and Eve walking through an Earth which is still uncorrupted. It is the presence of the serpent as the outside agent and Adam and Eve's acceptance of him that led to the corruption.

So couldn't you argue that the Children of Iluvatar in Middle-earth had even less possibility of maintaining their goodness than the Adam and Eve of the Judaeo-Christian Bible?

sharon, the 7th age hobbit

06-12-2002, 11:11 AM	#14
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	In one way, the "religion" of Middle-earth would be more bleak than the Creation stories of the Bible. The world in Middle-earth was corrupted or marred during the singing of the music. This is technically before Arda itself was created (is it not?), and certainly before the creation of the Children of Iluvatar. Unlike Man of our world, the Elves never had the chance to walk in an unmarred world. In the Bible, we have scenes of Adam and Eve walking through an Earth which is still uncorrupted. It is the presence of the serpent as the outside agent and Adam and Eve's acceptance of him that led to the corruption. So couldn't you argue that the Children of Iluvatar in Middle-earth had even less possibility of maintaining their goodness than the Adam and Eve of the Judaeo-Christian Bible? sharon, the 7th age hobbit __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.