GK Chesterton also pointed out another significance of the tomb: Christ was born in a stable, which in the time of his birth was probably (from what we know) a cave. His tomb was also a cave. Caves are important symbols in human mythology and philosophy from times of antiquity. The cave was an important symbol in Plato’s understanding of how people change and acquire knowledge. Christ emerging twice from a cave, then, is powerfully resonant. It’s symbolic in that we see him born twice, both times emerging from a cave. The first time he was born as a mortal man, the second time as the first immortal Man, the first embodiment of the New Creation. It’s as though he wanted to make the point unavoidable!
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This was a fantastic piece. “the first revolving door to the grave”; well put.
Hope you and yours had a blessed Easter!
The stone was removed so that we may enter.
And enter in outside of our power. Someone else moved it–not us.
Very nice. I applaud this piece enthusiastically.
GK Chesterton also pointed out another significance of the tomb: Christ was born in a stable, which in the time of his birth was probably (from what we know) a cave. His tomb was also a cave. Caves are important symbols in human mythology and philosophy from times of antiquity. The cave was an important symbol in Plato’s understanding of how people change and acquire knowledge. Christ emerging twice from a cave, then, is powerfully resonant. It’s symbolic in that we see him born twice, both times emerging from a cave. The first time he was born as a mortal man, the second time as the first immortal Man, the first embodiment of the New Creation. It’s as though he wanted to make the point unavoidable!
love chesteron.