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Fyodor's Last Words in Bungou Stray Dogs

Hello! I know I've been saying I was gonna do this for a long time, and I really did try to find my notes quickly, but I'm here now. This post is meant as a Religious Studies Analysis. As such I would like to state that I was a dual major in Religious Studies and History to qualify myself for this discussion.

I am also going to be writing this post for accessibility, that is to say I am going to assume the reader has little to no knowledge about the New Testament so I will be explaining or giving context to a lot of things, even things that may seem obvious.

What Were Fyodor's Words?

Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachtani which as I'm sure you know is the Arameic version of Christ's cry to God as he was on the Cross in the Book of Matthew. The Book of Matthew is one of the four gospels in the New Testament. The Gospels (which translates to Good News) tell the life story of Jesus.

In the King James Version of the Bible these words are said, "And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? (Matthew 27:46)

A disclaimer, I am using the King James Version of the Bible for its importance to the English Language. If you want to see Matthew 27:46 translated differently please check Bible Gateway.

The Significance of Matthew 27:46

Let's talk about the context of Matthew 27:46. Now, this line comes during the Crucifixion of Jesus. This was the ninth hour of Jesus being on the cross, or around 3 in the afternoon, and is said following a period of darkness from noon to three.

Now many scholars and theologians have tried to understand why Jesus would have said God had forsaken him, and this is the same for Fyodor too.

However, I would like to talk about Matthew 27:46 in the context of prophecy. Now, for many Christian scholars the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) contain several prophecies which Jesus later fulfills. In Psalms 22:1 "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" is said once again. Therefore, a popular interpretation of Matthew 27:46 is that Jesus is emphasizing how his death and eventual resurrection were all proclaimed long ago and fated to happen.

In short: the quote illustrates the prophetic nature of Jesus and how he is the Messiah.

And How Does Fyodor Connect?

Well, I believe that Fyodor's last words were a warning. A warning to Dazai that Fyodor knew he would "die" and come back, just as Jesus did when he said it on the cross. Maybe he planned this all out or views his life as some sort of prophecy to eliminate all ability users.

If we take the quote and apply the Psalms connection to it, it becomes evident that the "sacrifice" Fyodor took was fated to happen and he knew it. He knew he was going to come back, he possibly knew this was going to happen.

Moreover, this quote may also have something to do with his resurrection. Later in Matthew (Matthew 27:50-53), Jesus calls out and an earthquake happens, "and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose." (Matthew 27:52). Right after Jesus calls out to God, the saints rise from the dead and go to heaven. The quote is intimately tied with resurrection, and I don't think that's a coincidence that Fyodor said it and then comes back. I think Asagiri took this into consideration too.

Most people would think that "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" would be a plea of a man caught in a trap with no way out. But, this interpretation does not make sense with Fyodor or his "death". Therefore, understanding Matthew 27:46 has both a line connected with the resurrection of saints and prophecy is crucial to understanding why Fyodor said it during the helicopter crash. He knew he was coming back. I think it was a warning and to illustrate how "ordained by God" his mission is. There's probably more context to add, but it's late and I am sleepy now.

I know this all kinda confirms what we already know, but I think it really illustrates the depth of Fyodor's planning and that he might have known how Mersault was going to go the whole time. Which is terrifying if you think about it.

As always feel free to add things, ask questions, etc. If you disagree just keep it civil. There's probably some things manga wise I didn't add so if you have things to add please do.

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Here’s the castle I was talking about in my post!! I would love to go in real life

Road trip guys let’s go

Real

Let's all just ignore the pain and just think about how pretty Dazai looked in this chapter instead <3

I did this with a broken foot…I don’t know something about being on the ground when you can’t walk

reminder that he was doing that with a broken leg

married odango where they start living together and oda packs ango lunch for work cuz he figures he might as well since he alr has to pack lunches for the kids except he makes them all cutsey bento boxes to their liking and sometimes he’ll instinctively make angos like that too

all his coworkers tease him abt it cuz they don’t expect mr “five cups of coffee is a good enough substitute for a meal” to start coming to work w kitty shaped rice and veggies cut into stars

You guys….where tf is my Odango beach vacation fanfic based of these two Mayoi cards??

They are literally on their anniversary trip wdym

this comes from someone who likes a lot of BSD ships but, it’s bold to assume Dazai would be in a monogamous relationship and not some sort of weekly rotation of all his crushes. This is pure crack I just think it would be funny

Thinking about how the appearance of Fyodor comes with the implication that something bad has happened to Dazai.

Atsushi's blood runs cold. His eyes wide and darting around. He activates the tigers senses and just like so many times lately he can't sense Dazai at all.

But that doesn't mean anything, he reminds himself. It doesn't mean... It can't.

Ranpo looks down, determined and not willing to even entertain the possibility. His glasses burn a hole in his pocket but he won't reach for them.

He can't.

Kunikida who's recovering from having his heart stopped is dragging himself to his feet. There's anger in his bones and a fear he won't admit too as he demands "Where is he?!

Kunikida will drag him back himself if he has too. Just like he always does.

Fukuzawa, heart pounding his ears holds onto faith in steady hands. He won't jump to conclusions, he won't cloud his mind. Because Dazai earned his trust a long time ago.

He will have a home to return to, and that Fukuzawa swears on.

This one is so special to me

Friendly reminder that it exists (i'm crying)