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» pink101 - Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky

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I think that--if we are to discuss the reality of Jesus--it is worthwhile to bring in Dostoevsky's ideas.
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Reading The Grand Inquisitor which is a part of Dostoevsky's book, The Brothers Karamozov, we can get a good idea of how this brilliant man saw Jesus.
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I've been listening to a lecture on The Grand Inquisitor in which the speaker opens up some understanding of how Russians during the time of Dostoevsky thought about things divine.
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In The Grand Inquisitor, Jesus has returned to Earth for a brief visit and is being held in a prison dungeon by the head Inquisitor of the Catholic Church in Spain. The Cardinal accuses Jesus of making a mistake and it is through this mechanism that Dostoyevsky is able to explain his idea of what Jesus did for humanity--that is, the Gospel. And, he is able to show how Religionism has hijacked and subverted the teachings of Jesus to suit their priestly purposes.
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Are any readers familiar with the story as Dostoyevsky tells it?
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http://www.tameri.com/csw/exist/dostgi.h...
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http://www.piney.com/PrDostoy.html
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http://www.archipelago.org/vol4-3/endnot...
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http://www.serendipity.li/jsmill/grand_i...
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http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/t...
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You could get a full sememster's education in literature just following up on these links.
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:~)

-- posted by pink101