Board Thread:Theories Discussion/@comment-6986530-20130328194308

Something interesting I found out, checking a couple of sites and then looking through the Book myself. The Seven Deadly Sins as we know them don’t really show up in the Bible per se (though it comes pretty close to mentioning them all throughout, a few by name like Greed and Pride.) An actual list of seven sins does show up; it’s not much the same but I thought it worth mentioning with all the Christian symbolism in the EC.

[Mom’s copy of the] King James version of the Holy Bible, Book of Proverbs, pg.817, verses 16-19: “These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

“A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood/A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations and feet that be swift in running into mischief/A false witness that speaketh lies and he that soweth discord among brethren.”

Over time this was all changed into the sins we know. I wondered if maybe this could relate to the Chronicles some ways, particularly the Original Sin series as this is technically the “original” list of sins. I tried to apply them all to the members of that series, as all “original sinners.”

A proud look: This is Seth, I think, who wishes to further Project MA for his own ambition and a small fuss is made over his appearance since he looks like Meta’s lover. Also may just be me, but he looked pretty smug in the PV for Escape of the Witch, Salmhofer…

A lying tongue: This is the most difficult--I would say maybe Maria Moonlit is the only good candidate, since the most emphasis is put on the things she says, but there is absolutely no evidence what she says is false…Adam, maybe, for seducing Eve, except he realizes partway through the Project MA PV that he was actually being truthful when he said he loved her. There isn’t really that much lying in the chronicles, just half truths and metaphors.

Hands that shed innocent blood: I think that would be Elluka, who murdered her sister in law who was to all appearances innocent (called precious in two PVs, I don’t believe she was entirely the evil entity we know as Irina.) Their fight stained the music box red.

A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations/plots: This is Pale Noel, the leader of a terrorist organization whose doings can only be considered evil plotting. And the connection may be kind of silly, but he was Meta’s “heart,” her lover.

Feet that be swift in running into mischief: Meta Salmhofer’s PV, more than anything else, puts particular focus on her feet as she runs from one disaster to the next. This is the connection I’m most sure about, and I actually may argue for putting this on the Conceptualization and Origins section.

A false witness that speaketh lies: Eve, possibly, or whoever specifically framed Meta for the “murder” of her children.

He that soweth discord among brethren: Someone with Hereditary Evil Raiser’s syndrome; the name itself and what Irina goes on to do throughout the series links this with IR. Also as the abomination to the Lord, it makes sense that Irina is the main antagonist of the whole chronicles.

This is just my opinion of how these fit with the pre-Deadly Sin series. Right now I’m sure most of these characters can be applied to all of the sins by action alone, which is why I’m also looking for further body symbolism to peg them down. Other ideas of how the original seven sins connect to the chronicles (or other translations of this list) would be appreciated. 