Enzian (Re: Daddy v. Buddha: Candy Drilled

[Lycidas at worldnet.att.net]

jbor wrote:
 But it his acute  self-consciousness, and his intimations
that he is only human and not really > a Messiah at all,
which undercut the Christ allegory inscribed in his story, >
certainly for the reader as for Enzian himself (and which,
ironically,
> *enrich* the Christ myth). 

Ironically *enriches* the Christ myth? How? What do mean by
christ myth? Christianity? 
If Pynchon, or Enzian, takes the christ out of Jesus or the
messiah out of the god/man of christianity, how does
Gottfried figure in this, in terms of undercutting the
christ allegory and the ironic enrichment of the christ
myth? 

        I don't believe in magic
        I don't believe in I-ching
        I don't believe in Bible
        I don't believe in tarot
        I don't believe in Hitler
        I don't believe in Jesus
        I don't believe in Kennedy
        I don't believe in Buddha
        I don't believe in Mantra
        I don't believe in Gita
        I don't believe in Yoga
        I don't believe in kings
        I don't believe in Elvis
        I don't believe in Zimmerman
        I don't believe in Beatles
        I just believe in me Ironically

But christ you know it ain't easy,

Rex