Editing Finwë and Míriel (section)

=== Philosophical themes ===

The scholar of religion Amelia Rutledge identifies what she calls [[Pauline Christianity|Pauline]] constructs (like the language used by [[Paul the Apostle]] in the [[Bible]]) in the legalistic wording relating to the tale of Finwë and Míriel. She notes that [[Elizabeth Whittingham]] and Douglas Kane discuss instead the [[eschatology]] relating to the tale. Whittingham considers what she calls "some of the most interesting glimpses of Tolkien as [[Mythopoeia|sub-creator]]" in his stories and essays on the nature of mortal Men and immortal Elves, exploring the [[Themes of The Lord of the Rings#Death and immortality|question of death and immortality]] raised by the voluntary death of Míriel.{{sfn|Whittingham|2017|loc=Introduction and Chapter 5: "Death and Immortality among Elves and Men"}} Kane discusses Mandos's Second Prophecy, with an illustration<!--p. 81--> of "The spirit of Míriel appearing before Mandos and Manwë, and taking a last look at Finwë".{{sfn|Rutledge|2012|pp=59–74}}{{sfn|Kane|2009|pp=77–81}}