This is an especially interesting direction for discussion. We know that there
have been many Manifestations of God throughout human existence propelling
cultures and civilizations forward. Those of written religious history, we
know more about than those of oral cultures.
Judaism has the
Susan,
Recently I watched a film entitled, King Arthur and it seemed to
interpret Merlin in much the same way that you see him. He comes
across as a seer-holy man.
This film had a dash of pre and post Vulgate material but a large dose
of what little is known of the historical period that Arthur
I'm not sure about the chronology of Christianity's spread to England
(And I doubt if scholars have a clear consensus about the origins and
historicity of the Arthur legends) but in the Mists of Avalon the
portrayal is actually kind of interesting. Arthur's reign is seen as a
turning point
In those stories, might the Grail be the holy Sign that fuses both
ancient Celtic tribal traditions with the arrival of Christianity?
Dear Susan B.,
That certainly seems to be the function of those sotries.
warmest, Susan
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