gouache on paper There are a long line of “dying-and-rising-god” traditions pre-dating the christian version of the story: Adonis, Attis, Osiris and Dionysus also suffer and rise again. Osiris, for example, died at the hands of the wicked on a Friday and magically “resurrected” after being in the Underworld for three days. Diyonysus’ mysteries were celebrated by ingesting the god through a magical meal of bread and wine, symbolizing his body and blood.
Think the bunny wasn’t so happy being shut in for three days
shayne2011about 4 years ago
I suppose there are ‘Jungian archetypes’ that explain the similarity of stories in the mythologies of different cultures. The story of Noah’s Flood so strikingly resembles that of Utnapishtim in the ancient Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh that some degree of direct or indirect Hebrew borrowing seems indisputable. Utnapishtim is warned by the god Ea of the coming deluge, builds a ship, takes animals aboard, and weathers the storm. The ship grounds atop a mountain, whereupon Utnapishtim sends out a dove, a swallow, and a raven, and then burns an offering, the gods smelling the odor and crowding around “like flies.” It was written 500 years before the OT., but that has never stopped zealots taking it as gospel. Btw., I thought I had died and gone to heaven when i discovered Sarah lee sticky date pudding with sweetened condensed milk. Does that make me the messiah too?
thanks – doesn’t hurt I think to be reminded that the essence of christianity is to love others as you would like to be loved, and that much of the rest is embroidery added by man and time.
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Wonderful wrk…I like the whimsical feel of it!
Awww, bless da lil bunny wabbit. Can we call him Heath>?
That is a pissed off bunny. looks like Angel when she gets mad
Think the bunny wasn’t so happy being shut in for three days
I suppose there are ‘Jungian archetypes’ that explain the similarity of stories in the mythologies of different cultures. The story of Noah’s Flood so strikingly resembles that of Utnapishtim in the ancient Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh that some degree of direct or indirect Hebrew borrowing seems indisputable. Utnapishtim is warned by the god Ea of the coming deluge, builds a ship, takes animals aboard, and weathers the storm. The ship grounds atop a mountain, whereupon Utnapishtim sends out a dove, a swallow, and a raven, and then burns an offering, the gods smelling the odor and crowding around “like flies.” It was written 500 years before the OT., but that has never stopped zealots taking it as gospel. Btw., I thought I had died and gone to heaven when i discovered Sarah lee sticky date pudding with sweetened condensed milk. Does that make me the messiah too?
yes
Great work John. Thank you for reminding the world that these stories are far older than story from 2000 years ago. :-)
thanks – doesn’t hurt I think to be reminded that the essence of christianity is to love others as you would like to be loved, and that much of the rest is embroidery added by man and time.