Post by ♥Aphrodite♥ on Jun 24, 2009 21:27:59 GMT 10
I got this from Battlestar Wiki:
The religion of the Twelve Colonies of Man appears to be a combination of a monotheistic religion with prophetic rulers, but is described in sparse detail.
Long before the Thousand-Yahren War, humanity lived on Kobol. Also with them were the Lords of Kobol.
The sealing of Apollo and Serina.
Adama calls on God to bless the sealing, or marriage, of Apollo and Serina, where Adama blesses the sealing:
"Under the eyes of God, bound by the symbol of the faiths of the Lord of Kobol, I declare you sealed."
The Lords of Kobol may have been humans, mortal men who were honored as prophets, as illustrated by the tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol, resting in the largest city, Eden.
Contradicting both concepts of human prophets in a monotheistic religion is later episodes is dialogue from Adama, who implies that the Lords of Kobol held special powers when he questions if Count Iblis, who has exhibited several mystical/superhuman powers, is related to the Lords of Kobol (War of the Gods, Part I).
The Book of the Word is apparently the central tome of scripture, which tells of the exodus of humanity from Kobol after it is left in ruins from a series of ecological disasters.
The Colonials continue the architectural concepts from Kobol, eons later. On the colony of Caprica, some buildings of the city are in the shape of pyramids, such as the ones seen behind Serina as she reports on the anticipated peace conference events.
Some colonists from Gemoni are members of the Otori Sect.
In the past, each member of the Quorum of Twelve is given a Seal of the Lords as a symbol of their Kobollian authority. While few of these medallions existed by the time of the Battle of Cimtar, these items also serve as keys to enter the Tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol and disabling its booby traps.
Adama appears to fill the role of a priest in certain circumstances and religious rituals ("Saga of a Star World" - deleted scene, "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II"), though whether his position entails actual membership in a priesthood or not is unclear.
The later introduction of the Beings of Light adds an additional mysticism to the Colonial faith, but the series never defines their place, if any, in the Colonial faith. The Beings of Light themselves note that Iblis is a fallen member of their kind.
Does anyone have anything more detailed than this?
The religion of the Twelve Colonies of Man appears to be a combination of a monotheistic religion with prophetic rulers, but is described in sparse detail.
Long before the Thousand-Yahren War, humanity lived on Kobol. Also with them were the Lords of Kobol.
The sealing of Apollo and Serina.
Adama calls on God to bless the sealing, or marriage, of Apollo and Serina, where Adama blesses the sealing:
"Under the eyes of God, bound by the symbol of the faiths of the Lord of Kobol, I declare you sealed."
The Lords of Kobol may have been humans, mortal men who were honored as prophets, as illustrated by the tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol, resting in the largest city, Eden.
Contradicting both concepts of human prophets in a monotheistic religion is later episodes is dialogue from Adama, who implies that the Lords of Kobol held special powers when he questions if Count Iblis, who has exhibited several mystical/superhuman powers, is related to the Lords of Kobol (War of the Gods, Part I).
The Book of the Word is apparently the central tome of scripture, which tells of the exodus of humanity from Kobol after it is left in ruins from a series of ecological disasters.
The Colonials continue the architectural concepts from Kobol, eons later. On the colony of Caprica, some buildings of the city are in the shape of pyramids, such as the ones seen behind Serina as she reports on the anticipated peace conference events.
Some colonists from Gemoni are members of the Otori Sect.
In the past, each member of the Quorum of Twelve is given a Seal of the Lords as a symbol of their Kobollian authority. While few of these medallions existed by the time of the Battle of Cimtar, these items also serve as keys to enter the Tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol and disabling its booby traps.
Adama appears to fill the role of a priest in certain circumstances and religious rituals ("Saga of a Star World" - deleted scene, "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II"), though whether his position entails actual membership in a priesthood or not is unclear.
The later introduction of the Beings of Light adds an additional mysticism to the Colonial faith, but the series never defines their place, if any, in the Colonial faith. The Beings of Light themselves note that Iblis is a fallen member of their kind.
Does anyone have anything more detailed than this?