Saving Grace in JRRT (was Re: JKR, JRRT, & JC)

[Amy Z]

Naama wrote:

> Isn't the 
> whole point of grace that it is undeserved?

Not for Jesus.  Jesus is God.  That's why I imagined that Christians 
would not be much reassured by being told that Frodo is Christ.

If the story is instead interpreted as a tale of human temptation, 
suffering, sacrifice, etc., then sure, that would be a good way to 
resolve the problem.

Amy Z