From: Andreas Gustafsson (koraq@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed 12 Jul 2000 - 16:10:21 EEST
Simon Hibbs wrote:
My personal preference would be for the ancient Malkioni script to be similar
to
be Hebrew. Why? Because much of Malkionism and western metaphysics reminds me
of Judaism. After all, European monotheism isn't a native phenomenon but an
import. Why base Malkioni culture on a second hand copy, when you can use the
real thing?
Judaism reveres the Books of the Law, the modern version of which was put
together in historical times from more ancient sources. The Jewish sacred
texts are believed to be a precise (logical?) blueprint for creation, and
analysis of them gives magical powers. Judaism is monotheistic, has a complex
angelology and does not have an accessible 'land of the dead' (Christian
visions of heaven are based on Graeco-Roman mythology). The points of
similarity with Malkionism are profound.
Me:
Why not make them "muslims" then? All the western talk about the prophet
Malkion makes me think of Muhammed. To be quite fair, I don't know how much of
what you wrote above goes for islam as well.
/andreas
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