(urth) Christology & Sev-ology

[James Wynn]

>Leaving that aside, how can the story be seen as theologically
>orthodox?...It reminds me of the pre-
>Nicaean (respected, widely accepted) views of proto-Arian Origen:

This brings up an idea that I've been toying with that Severian was intended 
as an amalgum of heretical Christs. His name identifies him with the 
heretical Encratites as explained here and elsewhere:
http://www.urth.net/urth/archives/v0206/1204.txt.shtml

This would fit with Wolfe's claim that Severian is not a Christ-figure.

~ Crush