LITTRANS 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Matthew The Apostle, Russian Orthodox Church, Pilates
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Littrans 204 - lecture 19 - master and margarita day 4 (3/8/17) Militant old believer: russian orthodox church believers that merged at the later part of. Master is using this to accuse someone of their dedication to faith there are efforts to address concepts that are not appropriate for soviet life. Master throws his manuscript into his stove because of literary condemnation occurring in soviet russia in the 1920"s and beyond. Master fears that he could be arrested which was a reflection of the reality of soviet. People were sentenced to prison camps for 15-20 years. Master is ideologically unfit with his society. He presents different ideas that are disliked. Parallel to yeshua"s story -- jesus was persecuted for presenting ideas society disliked. Master escapes by trying to withdraw his ideas and himself from the world, Yeshua is crucified for not backing down from his ideas if ivan didn"t hear the master"s story, the master wouldn"t ever exist.