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The Letters From Nicodemus

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The Letters From Nicodemus	comment	The letters from Nicodemus (Listy Nikodema) is one of several novels that Jan DobraczyÅ„ski set in biblical times, dealing with "taking up the cross" and what it really means. It was published in 1951.Rabbi Nicodemus ben Nicodemus is a wealthy, respected writer of haggadas (parables), who would be perfectly happy with his quiet life and work, if only his beloved Ruth was healthy. Her illness, though, is wearing at them both, as he confesses in writing to his old teacher, Justus.The times, however, are tumultous - a new prophet is said to have shown up at the shores of Jordan, a new prophet who baptises and chastises the people, claiming Someone else is near - and he's unworthy of unlacing His sandals...The year is 3788, or, as Romans call it, year of the consulship of Piso and Frugi.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_1439161f	type	Heroic BSoD
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_1439161f	comment	Heroic BSoD: Nicodemus is a bit disgusted with himself when his breakdown after Ruth's death dissolves. He thinks he should be depressed.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_14e06eb9	type	Jesus Was Crazy
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_14e06eb9	comment	Jesus Was Crazy: Or at least very weird from Nicodemus's point of view. Also Judas tends towards this opinion in his more resentful moments.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_17f88647	type	Egocentrically Religious
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_17f88647	comment	Egocentrically Religious: Nicodemus is slowly, over months and years, overcoming this attitude. Judas, however, is too consumed by his thirst for revenge. Also, most people think of Messiah in terms of what He could give them (mostly politically).
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_1aa52a9a	type	God Before Dogma
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_1aa52a9a	comment	God Before Dogma: This angers the hell out of the pharisee.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_1ffe48eb	type	Incredibly Inconvenient Deity
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_1ffe48eb	comment	Incredibly Inconvenient Deity: The general publics' idea of the Messiah is a war leader in shining armour, and they get a former carpenter from Nazareth (and nothing good ever came from Nazareth) who speaks in riddles of varying weirdness. Nicodemus, though, feels there might be some unpleasant duty waiting for him specifically.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_259d5879	type	Anachronism Stew
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_259d5879	comment	Anachronism Stew: Served at Herod's party in the form of turkeys and maize alkohol.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_2f36d97	type	Older Than They Look
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_2f36d97	comment	Older Than They Look: Mary looks no older than she did when giving birth thirty years prior.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_39d7954e	type	The Caretaker
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_39d7954e	comment	The Caretaker: Is the point of view character, so we're shown several facets of this.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_3eb8ba12	type	Description Porn
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_3eb8ba12	comment	Description Porn: Nicodemus's work is writing parables. It shows in the sheer complexity of his descriptions.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_3f45aa4b	type	Epistolary Novel
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_3f45aa4b	comment	Epistolary Novel: Twenty five letters sent by Nicodemus to his mentor.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_40cc0c7e	type	Bittersweet Ending
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_40cc0c7e	comment	Bittersweet Ending: After twenty four letters worth of angst, Nicodemus sells what he owns and goes forth to spread the Word.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_442f5893	type	Jesus: The Early Years
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_442f5893	comment	Jesus: The Early Years: Nicodemus visits Betlehem to learn about them. First he's told a story blatantly made up for tourists, then the young storyteller gets chastised by an old woman who actually was there at Jesus's birth and tells it like it was - Nicodemus for the life of him can't believe in such an ignoble birth of the Messiah.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_45ca5950	type	Never Accepted in His Hometown
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_45ca5950	comment	Never Accepted in His Hometown: People of Nazareth hate Him viciously.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_539e3dc1	type	Restored My Faith in Humanity
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_539e3dc1	comment	Restored My Faith in Humanity: Nicodemus starts out somewhat bigoted (not nearly as bigoted as his colleagues), but in the last letter finally admits that he's came to regard Peter and the other disciples (galileean fishermen, mind) as better than he himself is.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_5ac34441	type	Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp"
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_5ac34441	comment	Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp": Some things are called the way they were back in the day, like simlah (a cape).
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_5d1cdda9	type	God Test
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_5d1cdda9	comment	God Test: People keep demanding miracles from Jesus, true to the source material.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_5d3e7c6	type	Kangaroo Court
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_5d3e7c6	comment	Kangaroo Court: The only people who speak in Jesus's defense are: Joseph of Arimathea (who points out the procedural problems), Nicodemus and a young man who soon afterwards becomes Christian.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_64b2ff00	type	Jesus Was Way Cool
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_64b2ff00	comment	Jesus Was Way Cool: Several times (Nicodemus witnesses Him calming the storm).
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_64e975cf	type	Manly Tears
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_64e975cf	comment	Manly Tears: Nicodemus notes that Jesus weeps quite often.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_98a79aed	type	Occupiers Out of Our Country
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_98a79aed	comment	Occupiers Out of Our Country: Some Jews are very, very tired of the roman rule...
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_9a1d239e	type	Been There, Shaped History
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_9a1d239e	comment	Been There, Shaped History: From the very first letter we learn Nicodemus is good friends with Joseph of Arimathea. Then he personally meets John the Baptist, several disciples, and then Jesus Himself. He also knows many of the bad guys and is a witness to several miracles, as well as Salome's dance. And owns the house where they had the Last Supper.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_9d12bbc1	type	Foreshadowing
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_9d12bbc1	comment	Foreshadowing: Jesus speaks about crosses several times, creeping Nicodemus out.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_a679184b	type	Due to the Dead
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_a679184b	comment	Due to the Dead: True to the source material, delivered by Joseph and Nicodemus.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_ad9e3fea	type	Stoic Woobie
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_ad9e3fea	comment	Stoic Woobie: John the Baptist after his imprisonment.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_bdd027c5	type	Den of Iniquity
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_bdd027c5	comment	Den of Iniquity: Herod's birthday party.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_c75fea9b	type	I Should Have Been Better
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_c75fea9b	comment	I Should Have Been Better: Nicodemus thinks so after Ruth's death, then after Jesus's death.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_c7e7529c	type	Five Stages of Grief
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_c7e7529c	comment	Five Stages of Grief: Nicodemus, over Ruth's illness and eventual death - he starts in mild anger, then goes on to try bargaining, until she dies and he slips into black depression. Then finally finds acceptance and peace in his new faith.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_d1ceb951	type	Holier Than Thou
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_d1ceb951	comment	Holier Than Thou: In many flavours - Nicodemus himself has increasing doubts, but the pharisees in general are holier than anyone.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_e16217f8	type	Historical Villain Upgrade
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_e16217f8	comment	Historical Villain Upgrade: Pontius Pilate probably wasn't that greedy and sleazy.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_e2abcbfd	type	Turbulent Priest
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_e2abcbfd	comment	Turbulent Priest: John, having fulfilled his path-straightening purpose, goes on to yell at Herod about his incestuous and adulterous relationship. You all know how this ends.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_e4965307	type	Composite Character
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_e4965307	comment	Composite Character: Mary of Bethany (Lazarus and Martha's sister) somehow got traits of Mary Magdalene. She's also the one to bring the fragrant oils that Judas deemed so wasteful.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_f3d5d15f	type	Creepy Child
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_f3d5d15f	comment	Creepy Child: Nicodemus finds young Salome weird to the point of being scary.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_f4edd0ac	type	In Mysterious Ways
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_f4edd0ac	comment	In Mysterious Ways: Some people (like Peter) learn to accept this, some (Judas) reject it violently. But this is the entire point.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_f69d396a	type	Walk on Water
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_f69d396a	comment	Walk on Water: Nicodemus wasn't there for once, but he was told the story by Judas.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_fd86da63	type	Crisis of Faith
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_fd86da63	comment	Crisis of Faith: Nicodemus doubts God for most of the story, overcoming his doubts at the end.
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The Letters From Nicodemus / int_fea42091	type	Badass Preacher
The Letters From Nicodemus / int_fea42091	comment	Badass Preacher: How John the Baptist appears (until his imprisonment).
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