CoL 49 Pynchonwiki

[Daniel Julius]

On Nov 30, 2007 10:46 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> "Pentecost was originally an Old Testament festival, since the time of
> Josephus calculated as beginning on the fiftieth day after the
> beginning of Passover. In the Christian calendar, it falls on the
> seventh Sunday after Easter."
>
> So, Pentecost is actally the 49th day (7 Sundays) AFTER Easter:  1
> Sunday (Easter) PLUS 49 days (the 7th following Sunday).
>
> 7 in numerology relates to spirituality, so 7x7 is spirituality
> squared!  A very holy number.




 Wow, even more compelling.  Thank you for clarifying

"If man is five (if man is five) [...] and the devil is six (and the devil
is six), well if the devil is six THEN GOD IS SEVEN, THEN GOD IS SEVEN, THEN
GOD IS SEVEN"

--
This Daniel's gone to heaven
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