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===The Burial of the Dead===

The Burial of the Dead has a section twelve lines in length that is rich in biblical allusions.  Ezekiel and Job are two chapters this section primarily pulls from.

    What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow
    Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man,                                  20
    You cannot say, or guess, for you know only
    A heap of broken images, where the sun beats,
    And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief,
    And the dry stone no sound of water. Only
    There is shadow under this red rock,
   (Come in under the shadow of this red rock),
    And I will show you something different from either
    Your shadow at morning striding behind you
    Or your shadow at evening rising to meet you;
    I will show you fear in a handful of dust.                              30

From these references, the following map was made to reflect the geographical points of the biblical events.  The points listed include the Chibar river, the Mountains of Israel, Mount Zion, and the Land of Uz.

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::'''[[Job 8]]'''

::::'''Lines 19-20''' "What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow out of this stony rubbish?"

::::'''Job 8:16-17''' "His roots are wrapped about the heap and seeketh the place of stones."



::'''[[Ezekiel 2]]'''

::::'''Line 20''' "...son of man"

::::'''Ezekiel 2''' God calls Ezekiel the son of man and promises him the gift of prophecy if he will "stand upon thy feet" or, be brave 

::::enough to dare to listen, but when Ezekiel hears God's message, it is only one of woe.

:::: [[Luke 22]], among others, also calls Jesus the "son of man" so its an even greater burden than prophecy--it could be literal self-sacrifice for the truth.  



::'''[[Ezekiel 6]]'''

::::'''Line 22''' "...a heap of broken images"

::::'''Ezekiel 6''' God threatens to break the idols and images of idols in his wrath.  This section also begins to speak to the social ills of adultery, which will be a theme of the next section of Eliot's work.  



::'''[[Ecclesiastes 12]]'''

::::'''Line 23''' "And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief"

::::'''Ecclesiastes''' 12:5 refers to the time in ones old age, known as the "evil days" when desire fails, and even grasshoppers are a burden.  If you think back to the beginning of "The Burial of the Dead" ("mixing memory and desire") 


::'''[[Isaiah 2]]''' vs. '''[[Isaiah 32]]'''

::::'''Line 25-26''' "There is a shadow under this red rock,/ Come in under the shadow of this red rock"

===A Game of Chess===


===The Fire Sermon===

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===Death by Water===
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===What the Thunder Said===
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