A Gigantic Literary Fraud
October 30, 2016
G.D.O'Bradovich III
A gigantic literary fraud had to be perpetrated.
Antichrist, section 26
Antichrist, section 26
We must concede that in Fred's writings he can, at times, be guilty of both ramblings and exaggerations. We suggest that Fred does both to repel his less persistent readers with long dry passages and to reward his persistent readers attention with unexpected wording. Additionally we suggest that Fred utilizes these opposing styles in his role of critic. However we must keep in mind that Fred was a philologist before he acquired the honorific and posthumous title of philosopher cum critic. When we read a gigantic literary fraud we should understand this passage not as an exaggeration but as a statement of fact and statements of facts are demonstrable. If we lack facts then we must provide convincing evidence. If the wording of a gigantic literary fraud is directed towards the old testament then how are we to correctly understand the nature of this fraud? We suggest the following method was used to insure the desired result-the person under consideration, usually a male, leads a successful life (we acknowledge successful is ambiguous) then the commentary will state that this person was blessed or otherwise favored by god. If the person in the narrative leads a bad life or dies violently then the commentary will state that he was cured by god or will have similar disparaging wording. These commentaries are expected in a religious work or a book that can be used to teach morality. At this point there is no fraud or deception we learn that a person lived and died and these universal facts are accompanied by commentary that we recognize as such and are supplied by the author. fraud is committed when a back backstory is created to demonstrate that the person was always guilty of committing evil and there is no mention of doing good. The resultant impression on the unsuspecting or careless reader is that evil men are irredeemably evil and devoid of any good since there is no record of good deeds.
The fraud is continued when a prosperous man is described as being always good and the commentator would suggest that the protagonist is blessed by god. Of course various good deeds were performed and duly recorded by our commentator. If an endeavor is completed, that is, successful then god approved and blessed the undertaking. However if an endeavor remains incomplete or fails then god was opposed to these efforts and it was destined to fail. Once again the commentary is not fraudulent but when a story is created to explain the reason or reasons why the effort succeeded or failed or was good or evil this attempt should be described as being fraudulent when hundreds of biographies consisting of various lengths are written with created backstories demonstrating goodness and blessedness and evil and maliciousness we can agree with Fred's assertion that a gigantic literary fraud has been perpetrated. We remind the gentle reader that a gigantic historical fraud is committed when the related events are internationally moved to other epochs and or unfamiliar locations. Literary and historical frauds are not synonymous.
The fraud is continued when a prosperous man is described as being always good and the commentator would suggest that the protagonist is blessed by god. Of course various good deeds were performed and duly recorded by our commentator. If an endeavor is completed, that is, successful then god approved and blessed the undertaking. However if an endeavor remains incomplete or fails then god was opposed to these efforts and it was destined to fail. Once again the commentary is not fraudulent but when a story is created to explain the reason or reasons why the effort succeeded or failed or was good or evil this attempt should be described as being fraudulent when hundreds of biographies consisting of various lengths are written with created backstories demonstrating goodness and blessedness and evil and maliciousness we can agree with Fred's assertion that a gigantic literary fraud has been perpetrated. We remind the gentle reader that a gigantic historical fraud is committed when the related events are internationally moved to other epochs and or unfamiliar locations. Literary and historical frauds are not synonymous.
Our commentary on literary fraud is restricted to the old testament for two reasons firstly we do not understand the new testament as gigantic (in the English language the old testament is four times the number of words as the new testament) and secondly the people who die in the new testament are described either as doing good or they demonstrate approved behavior and yet they endure painful deaths such as crucifixion beheading or stoning. The new testament is more realistic to the average reader bad things do happen to good people. This observation is not fraudulent as it is based on human experience. While the lives of the old testament characters can be desceibed as fabulous and fraudulent the lives of the new testament personas are based, if not"on historical facts, then upon shared human experiences.
Our exegesis of Freds gigantic literary fraud xam also explain why Modern Jews rarely convert to Christianity. Individuals raised in Judaism know that good people lead moral lives, are blessed by the Creator and peacefully sleep with their fathers. However, Jesus, Saint John the Baptist, Saint James, and Saint Stephen are stated to embody ans to demonstrate the favor of God, yet die violent deaths.
Therefore, modern Jews know that these new Testament individuals were not truly blessedby God, in fact, we would expect them to describe these select individuals as cursed by God. We now know why modern Jews do no convert to Christianity en masse.
Our exegesis of Freds gigantic literary fraud xam also explain why Modern Jews rarely convert to Christianity. Individuals raised in Judaism know that good people lead moral lives, are blessed by the Creator and peacefully sleep with their fathers. However, Jesus, Saint John the Baptist, Saint James, and Saint Stephen are stated to embody ans to demonstrate the favor of God, yet die violent deaths.
Therefore, modern Jews know that these new Testament individuals were not truly blessedby God, in fact, we would expect them to describe these select individuals as cursed by God. We now know why modern Jews do no convert to Christianity en masse.
Although good people in the old testament prosper, good people in the new testament are martyred. We believe that this new testament tendency of martyrdom makes conversion to new testament Christianity nearly impossible for literate individuals. Although gentiles seldom convert to Judaism (following 613 laws can be difficult), at least gentiles can understand that God s blessings to his chosen people should be manifest in this world, either as an indication of his benevolence or his sovereignty in the world.
Ultimately, the acceptance of biblical Christianity involves the reconciliation of opposite literary styles- the good die peacefully and the good are murdered. We suggest that these stylistic features are the reason why there are an ever increasing number of "bible believing" churches- their respective members attempt to reconcile divergent implications from two contradictory positions and these failed attempts at reconciliation result in the formation of new churches.
The gigantic literary fraud could only happen once the canon had been closed, that is, there are to be no more supernatural revelations to be recorded and the appropriate lengthy commentary added to the events. (not all Christian groups have a closed canon, the Mormons and Roman Catholics still have revelations regarding the operation of their respective organisations.) Thus, the verbose old testament could only approach its finished modern form in the 16th or 17th centuries when the luxurious scrolls of animal skins could be replaced by reams of inexpensive paper.
Ultimately, the acceptance of biblical Christianity involves the reconciliation of opposite literary styles- the good die peacefully and the good are murdered. We suggest that these stylistic features are the reason why there are an ever increasing number of "bible believing" churches- their respective members attempt to reconcile divergent implications from two contradictory positions and these failed attempts at reconciliation result in the formation of new churches.
The gigantic literary fraud could only happen once the canon had been closed, that is, there are to be no more supernatural revelations to be recorded and the appropriate lengthy commentary added to the events. (not all Christian groups have a closed canon, the Mormons and Roman Catholics still have revelations regarding the operation of their respective organisations.) Thus, the verbose old testament could only approach its finished modern form in the 16th or 17th centuries when the luxurious scrolls of animal skins could be replaced by reams of inexpensive paper.
The perpetrators of the fraud could not have begun their gigantic literary fraud until the advent of an economically viable medium.
We have interpreted the word "gigantic" as referring to the large number of words found in the old testament and this is a reasonable assumption, since we are sealing with a literary work. However, it necessarily follows that a gigantic literary fraud of words must be accompanied by a gigantic use of the medium of communication, and for the age of printing, this medium must be paper.
We will omit our customary endless philological quotes from the Oxford English dictionary and the resultant chronological reordering of entries regarding the dating of scrolls, parchments, vellum, folios, quatros, and octavos. We will only submit the year of 1578 as this is when the department for "papers and resources for business of state and council" was created. We suggest that the proliferation of cheap paper could not have preceded the governmental need for a specialized office by more than fifty years, that is, around the year 1528. Even if we presume the English government was inundated with paper and procrastinated for one hundred years, then the introduction of cheap paper was in 1478. In either scenario, the gigantic literary fraud could not have existed before the year 1478, at the earliest.
We have interpreted the word "gigantic" as referring to the large number of words found in the old testament and this is a reasonable assumption, since we are sealing with a literary work. However, it necessarily follows that a gigantic literary fraud of words must be accompanied by a gigantic use of the medium of communication, and for the age of printing, this medium must be paper.
We will omit our customary endless philological quotes from the Oxford English dictionary and the resultant chronological reordering of entries regarding the dating of scrolls, parchments, vellum, folios, quatros, and octavos. We will only submit the year of 1578 as this is when the department for "papers and resources for business of state and council" was created. We suggest that the proliferation of cheap paper could not have preceded the governmental need for a specialized office by more than fifty years, that is, around the year 1528. Even if we presume the English government was inundated with paper and procrastinated for one hundred years, then the introduction of cheap paper was in 1478. In either scenario, the gigantic literary fraud could not have existed before the year 1478, at the earliest.
We leave the Gentle Reader with the following fact: per the Oxford English dictionary, the earliest references to quarto and octavo were in the years 1580 and 1619, respectively. The Gentle Researcher can surmise, roughly, when the printing of paper books was introduced into England.