[EVA] Dead sea scrolls (slightly off topic)

[Rick J Federle, Jr]

On Wed, 19 Nov 1997 10:17:51 -0000 "Dave Stark" <gendou at globalnet.co.uk>
writes:
>On Wed, 19 Nov 1997, Zhou Tai An wrote:
>
>> 
>> >I'm curious if anyone else out there has examined the Scrolls' 
>> >connection to Eva, or any of the other religious issues: 
>reincarnation, 
>> >why are "angels" attacking, Adam, etc.  I am new to the list, so if 
>this
>
>> >old hat just let me know.
>> 
>> Anno based most of EVA on them...from the Angel's names to most of 
>the
>main
>> plot.
>
>
>Comparing the dead sea scrolls to EVA is a tad difficult. This is made 
>more
>complex because the scrolls are written in ancient Hebrew, a language 
>I've
>been told that often dispenses with writing the vowels down ! This
>apparently made perfect sense several thousand years ago but totally
>buggers the meaning to people in our day. Last I heard was that 
>different
>professors place different meanings on the same sentence }:( Still, 
>this
>leave a large hole for "artistic interpretation".
>
>History lesson aside, my best guess is that Anno delved into Christian 
>/
>Jewish religious mythology to add elements designed to intrigue an 
>audience
>that generally knows little about such religions, ie the home Japanese
>audience. If this is true he probably exceeded in all his 
>expectations.
>Could be totally off target here, so if anyone has a better idea 
>please
>tell !
>
	I didn't know there WAS any Christian mythology.