Relevant, Cryptic, Perfect, Divine

[David Payne]

On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:01:05 -0500, Ian (igrlivingston at gmail.com) wrote:  
 
> Wonder how OBA might feel about having any of his novels compared to
> an anthology. Maybe he is several writers? I remember the weird
> speculation of the 80s.... 
 
Well I meant to extend the metaphor toward readers (biblical readers vs pynch-readers) rather than comparing the writer(s) or the texts, but that's pretty funny, especially with the recent discussion here about AtD being a patchwork of various writings. Perhaps that's the real reason that you chose not to utter OBA's True Name? ;-)
 
Abraham ibn Ezra, while working on a biblical commentary in the 12th century, recognized that Moses could not have been the sole author of the pentitudes. Back then, this was distressing news; you could killed for saying heritical stuff like that -- so Ibn Ezra wrote some cryptic wink/wink commentary along the lines of: “And if you understand, then you will recognize the truth. And he who understands will keep silent.”
 
Those who know, know?

So anyhow, this P-Lister walks into a bar and overhears a medival rabbinical scholar saying "He works in mysterious ways," to which the PL quizzes, "Our Beloved Author?" A priest leans in and sez ... 
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