Monday, November 21, 2016

Perelandra and Gen 3:15


Tinidril and the King of the planet are comparable to Adam and Eve. They are the first of their species on their planet, Perelandra (Venus). It is interesting how closely their narrative aligns with the story of Adam and Eve. Tinidril and the King live on the planet as paradise without necessity or desire. Also, as Ransom discovers during his time on Perelandra, they do not wear clothes and there is still no lustful desire after each other. Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden without clothes and had no shame.
Also, one interesting point that I noticed was that Ransom endured a bite on his heel that never healed while the rest of his wounds healed from his battles with Weston (or at least the demon that was controlling Weston). This could correlate with the verse in the story of the fall of man when God says "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her see; He shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise him on the heel" (Gen 3:15). However, some translations say “you shall strike at his heel” or “you shall bite his heel.” This verse is often perceived to be describing enmity between Satan and Jesus. While Weston (Satan) was fighting Ransom (Jesus), Weston bit Ransom on the heel. This connection simply reifies the connection between Ransom and Jesus, which shows the extent of the sacrifice that Ransom was willing to give in order to prevent the fall of man on Perelandra.

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