Re: Huh?

On 7/23/12 11:45 AM, Kris Howell wrote:

Just read a response on LJ that has left me baffled.  The poster asked
for recommendations for more christian mythology along the lines of Lamb
by Christopher Moore, and The Book of Rachel by Leslie Cannold.

One of the responses was Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land.  I'll
admit it's been many a year since I read Stranger, but I'm trying to
figure out how it fits in 'christian mythology.'

Ideas?

The whole thing fits in the the Jesus story, from his birth,  as the legitimate child of three parents, through his career as a teacher/preacher, loved by many and hated by many,  to his death, to rise again, to walk around as an "Old One" to his Ascension (the "Heaven" scene at the end).

It was deliberate: Heinlein called it "The Jesus Book" while he was working on it.

Thank you all for your responses!  I think my issue with calling SiaSL christian mythology is the fact that no actual Biblical figures appear in the story.  I agree that it uses Biblical themes.  If the theme is enough to warrant its inclusion in christian mythology, then I'll go back to the LJ post and suggest Eifelheim by Michael Flynn as it includes the same themes.  

Kris - currently reading (actually, finishing in the next hour or so) Up Jim River by Michael Flynn, 2nd book in the January Dancer series