VIROS 2708 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2020 THE HOLY SCROLLS: INSPIRED TEXTS OF THE CHURCH OF THE CANON, AS REVEALED BY THE EXALTED FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE LAY FAITHFUL AND FOR THE GREATER EVANGELIZATION OF SOULS. AS TRANSLATED BY SAINT HIGH PONTIFF DANIEL THE READER c. 1510 VENERABLE CARDINAL FABIAN THE LESSER c. 1570 HIGH PONTIFF JAMES II 1753 Preface The Holy Scrolls are the collection of four divinely inspired texts, each given by GOD to one of the four Exalted. They are the foundation of the Faith, and were delivered as such: Exalted Horen received the Scroll of Virtue at the dawn of time. It contains seven canticles enumerating virtuous living, with seven commandments, sometimes called the Septalogue. Exalted Owyn received the Scroll of Spirit during his time as seneschal to King Harren. It contains seven epistles, addressed respectively to the Harrenites, the Godwinites, the Jorenites, the Elves, the Dwarves, the Orcs, and the Magi. Each epistle addresses one of the facets of GOD’s divine nature by admonishing the intended recipient. Exalted Godfrey received the Scroll of Gospel in a dialog with GOD. It contains seven books, each describing a chapter in mankind’s history, with the last predicting the arrival of the final Exalted. Exalted Sigismund received the Scroll of Auspice while gazing into the face of GOD. It records three visions, describing the beginning, middle, and end of the final days of the world. Together with the Received Tradition, the Holy Scrolls comprise the Canon, which are the collected beliefs of the Canonist faith. Reading the Holy Scrolls The Scrolls of Virtue and Spirit, though revealed chronologically before the Scroll of Gospel, do not detail the circumstances of their own writing. In order to best understand the Holy Scrolls, it is recommended to begin by reading the entire Scroll of Gospel, which is the history of humanity. The Gospel details the creation of the other three Scrolls, and gives much needed context for their interpretation. An alternative approach is to begin by reading the Scroll of Gospel, and to switch to each other Scroll as they are mentioned in the narrative. Thus, the Virtue would be read after reading the Book of Godfrey, the Spirit after the Book of Owyn, and the Auspice after the Book of Sealing. The Scroll of Gospel and the Scroll of Auspice make easier reading for the layman because they are narratives rather than theological discussions. Naturally, however, the Scroll of Virtue is the most important Scroll to know in detail because it contains the bulk of GOD’s commandments to man. The James II Interpretation The Holy Scrolls were originally received in Flexio, which is the divine language of the Aenguls and Daemons. It is an exceedingly ancient language, preceding those created by GOD for the first descendants. Although not explicitly stated in the Scrolls, it is likely that Flexio is the language GOD used when addressing the Aenguls and Daemons during the creation of the world. Flexio, particularly the archaic dialect of the Holy Scrolls, is highly nuanced. The meaning of a word may change depending on its position in the text and the surrounding words. As a consequence, it is difficult to translate while maintaining full context. Through the efforts of generations of scribes, begun by High Pontiff Daniel the Reader and Fabian the Lesser, the High Pontiff James II has published a complete and exhaustive interpretation of the Holy Scrolls into the common tongue. Notice the use of the word “interpretation” rather than “translation”: due to Flexio’s nuance, only priestly training prepares one to study the Scrolls and state definitive dogma. Citation of the Holy Scrolls To promote harmony among the faithful, and for the better reference to the Holy Scrolls, the James II Interpretation interpolates verse numbers into the text. These numbers are not present in the original text, and so are not divinely inspired—thus, it is essential that the numbers themselves, or how they affect emphasis in the text, be ignored when interpreting the Scrolls. Whenever a number appears in the original text, it is written out in words; if the number is an interpolation, it is written in bolded digits. To cite a verse, use the name of the Scroll being cited, the number of the book, and the number of the verse within that book. Preferably, precede the citation with the actual quote and bold the entire text. Accordingly, to cite the Book of Godfrey in the Scroll of Gospel, the correct format is: “I name you pontifex, for you are a builder of bridges.” (Gospel 6:61) Alternatively, to cite a string of verses, place a dash between the verse numbers, as such: “Whatever the Lord GOD spoke, the Lord GOD spoke indeed. His word is not abrogated, never annulled.” (Spirit 2:12-13) The Texts ((Linked)) The Scroll of Virtue The Scroll of Spirit The Scroll of Gospel The Scroll of Auspice 87 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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