What is a well known bibical illusion that has shown up in a book or literature?

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Answer 1

John Steinbeck's Nobel prize-winning book, East of Eden, is built on the Bible's story of Cain and Abel. Characters that correspond to Cain have names that start with "C," and the same with Abel. It ends with a scene in which the character that represents God tells "Cal" that he must choose between becoming good or evil. In a sense, Steinbeck is giving the Biblical story a different twist, emphasizing in his story that all men/women have the ability to choose their fate. Often, the Biblical story is presented as an example of God determining man's fate.

Answer 2

SO FAR, KACEY IS THE ONLY ONE WHO ANSWERED THE QUESTION. As to ALLUSIONS to the Bible, they are many. The one most popular right now (enjoying a renewed popularity) is Superman. He was sent by his father from (the heavens) to serve humans "who want to do good... they just need someone to show them the way," "that is why I sent them you, Kal-el, my only son," (all allusions to Jesus Christ) and then his father set him "adrift" in a basket (rocket) to earth. Sometimes titles or one liners in a story can point to an allusion. Recently, Bruce Willis starred in a movie dealing with the end of the world as a comet is on a collision course with earth. The name: Armageddon (the location, according to Biblical scripture, where the final battle will take place (end of the world). When God was done with Noah's time of people, He did two things: He limited man's ability to get into too much trouble by restricting him to live no more than 120 years old (it used to be 800+) and He gave His word He would not ever destroy the world with water again (but the book of Revelation has a lot to say about FIRE and such falling from the sky, hence the title of the film).

Answer 3

G'day Okiedokiesarah,

Thanks for your question.

The Bible has been widely used as an inspiration in literature.

Some of the best examples include:

* Isaac and Jacob in The Red Tent by Anita Diamant and Son of Laughter by Frederick Bueckner;

* the Deliverance of the Tribes in Exodus by Leon Uris;

* Samson in John Milton's Samson Agonistes;

* Adam and Eve in John Milton's Paradise Lost;

* King David in God Knows by Joseph Heller;

* Solomon in Chapter 14 of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain;

* Psalms in John Donne's Holy Sonnets;

* Solomon's poetry Ecstasy and Despair in Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises;

* Job in Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert E. Heinlein and the play J.B. by Archibald McLeish;

These are just a few - there are many more.

Good luck with your report.

Regards

Answer 4

Father Guido Sarducci is very popular. I pray to him often.

Answer 5

jesus wit children and a bright star over the stable jesus was born.