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Toto · 05-29-2006, 08:45 PM

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XXVIII Maius

Dear Apostles Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, et al.,

I've enjoyed reading your material greatly. Your writing is wonderfully lyrical and lively. Every book, or chapter if you will, is full of eloquent prose, fanciful metaphors, dreamlike imagery and well-constructed allegories. I particularly liked how you tipped your yarmulkes to Greek mythology, playing on the Hercules/Zeus relationship with Jesus as the Son of God—truly brilliant! And I found myself being drawn into the Gospels with all of their glorious "Hosannas." In fact, I wonder if it couldn't become a chorus to a popular song. All that said, I don't think I can sell your New Testament, and I'm going to pass on the project.

The book lacks an audience. It's very hard to market this kind of material in our present environment. The Zoroastrians and the Mithraists are both competing for a piece of an already small pie of pagan literates, while Jews have the monotheistic market covered with their semi-successful Torah, Prophets, Writings, etc.

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I had no idea that these ideas were popular enough to serve as the basis for satire in the LA Times.

Joan of Bark · 05-30-2006, 04:10 AM

I'm sure it went over the heads of many readers. How many NYorkers have actually read the gospels, or even know their titles?

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05-30-2006, 04:10 AM	#2
Joan of Bark Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pua, in northern Thailand Posts: 2,823	I'm sure it went over the heads of many readers. How many NYorkers have actually read the gospels, or even know their titles?

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