tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post4558921197115652262..comments2024-02-16T14:01:23.523-05:00Comments on THE B-MOVIE CATECHISM: SATISFACTIONEegahInchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-8441165341451120102007-08-18T00:25:00.000-04:002007-08-18T00:25:00.000-04:00I might have to check out The Seventh Sign, then.I might have to check out <EM>The Seventh Sign</EM>, then.D. G. D. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346583340543997976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-79580179905113206042007-07-04T16:47:00.000-04:002007-07-04T16:47:00.000-04:00Was that Malchus? Cool. It seems like they called ...Was that Malchus? Cool. It seems like they called him something different in the Demi Moore epic "The Seventh Sign", but then again, that's probably not the best place to go for accurate biblical or folklore studies. <BR/><BR/>Oh well, if I ever revise the review, I've got plenty of other minor characters to choose from. I actually ran across an encyclopedia of every character in the Bible on Amazon, but it's $100+ price puts it a little outside the budget right now.EegahInchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055947542189758831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34344059.post-85891707926381804402007-07-04T10:02:00.000-04:002007-07-04T10:02:00.000-04:00Yet another fine review, but I must comment on you...Yet another fine review, but I must comment on your comment about Malchus. He does manage to play a significant part in Christian folklore--specifically, he is identified with the unknown servant who slapped Jesus during his trial; as punishment, he is immortal until the end of the world. Usually, he was depicted trapped in a cell in Jerusalem where pilgrims or warriors saw him during the Crusades; the Muslims tried to keep him hidden because anyone looking at him would instantly convert to Christianity.<BR/><BR/>According to a folklorist whose name escapes me at the moment, it was probably the legend of Malchus, combined with the legend of St. John the Apostle (an immortal heresy-hunter in yet another strand of folklore) that gave rise to the legend of the Wandering Jew, who still gets occasional nods in today's science fiction literature.D. G. D. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346583340543997976noreply@blogger.com