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==A==
==A==
- [[Adam]] (First Angel) [First human being of Genesis]  
*[[Adam]] (First Angel) [First human being of Genesis]  


- [[Angels]] (Sammael in OP and Angels #03 to #17 in the show) [Taken from Judaic lore]  
*[[Angels]] (Sammael in OP and Angels #03 to #17 in the show) [Taken from Judaic lore]  


- Apostles (Translation of shito, Japanese counterpart of "Angel")  
*Apostles (Translation of shito, Japanese counterpart of "Angel")  


- Ark ("Ark called Eva", EoE)  
*Ark ("Ark called Eva", EoE)  
==B==
==B==
- [[Bethany Base]] [Bethany (Beth anya ,"house of the suffering") was the birthplace of Mary mother of Jesus.  In [[Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance| Eva 2.0]] Bethany Base is where [[Mari]] is introduced.]
*[[Bethany Base]] [Bethany (Beth anya ,"house of the suffering") was the birthplace of Mary mother of Jesus.  In [[Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance| Eva 2.0]] Bethany Base is where [[Mari]] is introduced.]


==C==
==C==


- [[Chamber of Guf]] (#21', #23, #26') [Judaism, realm where souls originate]  
*[[Chamber of Guf]] (#21', #23, #26') [Judaism, realm where souls originate]  


- [[Bethany Base#Cocytus|Cocytus]] (Section of Bethany Base in [[Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance|Eva 2.0]]) [ninth circle of Hell in Dante's ''Inferno'']
*[[Bethany Base#Cocytus|Cocytus]] (Section of Bethany Base in [[Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance|Eva 2.0]]) [ninth circle of Hell in Dante's ''Inferno'']


- [[Cross]] / Crucifiction (#01, #02, #19, #25': Cross-shaped explosions of Sachiel, Zeruel, EVA-02, and EVA-01; Lilith on the cross; #18, EVA-03's aerial transport; #23, "double cross"-shaped depression in Terminal Dogma; #26', "crucifiction" of EVA-01 and Shinji, shape of Tree of Life, pose assumed by harpies upon death and EVA-01 upon going dormant, green crosses that form to launch souls into the air and float away once HIP fails]
*[[Cross]] / Crucifiction (#01, #02, #19, #25': Cross-shaped explosions of Sachiel, Zeruel, EVA-02, and EVA-01; Lilith on the cross; #18, EVA-03's aerial transport; #23, "double cross"-shaped depression in Terminal Dogma; #26', "crucifiction" of EVA-01 and Shinji, shape of Tree of Life, pose assumed by harpies upon death and EVA-01 upon going dormant, green crosses that form to launch souls into the air and float away once HIP fails]


==D==
==D==


- [[Dead Sea Scrolls]] (Seele's Secret/Ura Dead Sea Scrolls) [The documents discovered in Qumran]  
*[[Dead Sea Scrolls]] (Seele's Secret/Ura Dead Sea Scrolls) [The documents discovered in Qumran]  


- Divine Retribution/The Flood (World flooding from [[Second Impact]]) [Story of Noah]  
*Divine Retribution/The Flood (World flooding from [[Second Impact]]) [Story of Noah]  


- Doors of Guf: See Chamber of Guf  
*Doors of Guf: See Chamber of Guf  
==E==
==E==


- Eva [First woman in Genesis, Chavvah/Eve, made from Adam]  
*Eva [First woman in Genesis, Chavvah/Eve, made from Adam]  


- [[Evangelion]] [Greek word for "gospel"]  
*[[Evangelion]] [Greek word for "gospel"]  
==F==
==F==


- [[Fruit of Life]] & [[Fruit of Knowledge]]/Wisdom (#26') [[S² Engine]] and Human's ability to reason
*[[Fruit of Life]] & [[Fruit of Knowledge]]/Wisdom (#26') [[S² Engine]] and Human's ability to reason
==G==
==G==


- Giant of Light (Form [[Adam]] assumes leading to [[Second Impact]]) [In Judaic lore, Adam before consuming the [[Fruit of Knowledge]]]  
*Giant of Light (Form [[Adam]] assumes leading to [[Second Impact]]) [In Judaic lore, Adam before consuming the [[Fruit of Knowledge]]]  


- "[[God]]" [Used loosely throughout NGE is various senses of the term]
*"[[God]]" [Used loosely throughout NGE is various senses of the term]


-[[Golgotha Base]] (Golgotha was where Jesus was crucified)
*[[Golgotha Base]] (Golgotha was where Jesus was crucified)


==H==
==H==


- [[Halo|Haloes]] (#23', appear above [[Evangelion Unit-00|EVA-00]] right before she self-destructs, [[Rebuild of Evangelion]])  
*[[Halo|Haloes]] (#23', appear above [[Evangelion Unit-00|EVA-00]] right before she self-destructs, [[Rebuild of Evangelion]])  
==I==
==I==
==J==
==J==
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==L==
==L==


- [[Lilith]] (Progenitor of humanity and [[Adam]]'s counterpart) [Babylonian/Assyrian night demoness --> First wife of Adam in "Alphabet of Ben-Sira"]  
*[[Lilith]] (Progenitor of humanity and [[Adam]]'s counterpart) [Babylonian/Assyrian night demoness --> First wife of Adam in "Alphabet of Ben-Sira"]  


- [[Lilin]] (#24, spoken by Kaworu) [Demonic offspring of Judaic Lilith)  
*[[Lilin]] (#24, spoken by Kaworu) [Demonic offspring of Judaic Lilith)  


- Lingam/Yoni (#26', Tree of Life entering GNR's Third Eye) [Sacred union of male and female, "fountain of life" placed in "source of all that exists", from Hinduism]
*Lingam/Yoni (#26', Tree of Life entering GNR's Third Eye) [Sacred union of male and female, "fountain of life" placed in "source of all that exists", from Hinduism]
==M==  
==M==  


- Many-Eyed Ones (OP, #26': Eyes on wings of Sammael, [[Evangelion Unit 01|EVA-01]], [[Mass Production Evangelions|harpies]]; also sprouted by Tree of Life) [Description of various angels]  
*Many-Eyed Ones (OP, #26': Eyes on wings of Sammael, [[Evangelion Unit 01|EVA-01]], [[Mass Production Evangelions|harpies]]; also sprouted by Tree of Life) [Description of various angels]  


- Marduk [[Marduk Institute]] [Central Babylonian/Assyrian god]  
*Marduk [[Marduk Institute]] [Central Babylonian/Assyrian god]  


- Medium/Yorishiro (#26', used in reference to [[Evangelion Unit 01|EVA-01]]) [exact religious connotations undetermined]  
*Medium/Yorishiro (#26', used in reference to [[Evangelion Unit 01|EVA-01]]) [exact religious connotations undetermined]  
==N==
==N==
==O==
==O==
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==Q==
==Q==
==R==
==R==
- [[Rainbow]] (whenever an angel dies) [The covenant between God and humanity not to destroy the world with water]
*[[Rainbow]] (whenever an angel dies) [The covenant between God and humanity not to destroy the world with water]


- Red Earth (#14, referenced in [[Theory and Analysis:Rei's Monologue|Rei's monologue]]) [Judaism, used to form the first human(s)]  
*Red Earth (#14, referenced in [[Theory and Analysis:Rei's Monologue|Rei's monologue]]) [Judaism, used to form the first human(s)]  


- Red Earth Purification Ceremony (#26', mentioned by [[Seele]]) [exact source unknown]
*Red Earth Purification Ceremony (#26', mentioned by [[Seele]]) [exact source unknown]


==S==
==S==


- [[Tree of Life|Sephirotic Tree of Life]] (OP; ceiling of [[Gendo]]'s office; #25', layout of circular "pools" in [[Terminal Dogma]], with [[Rei]] inside Malkhuth; #26', projected into sky by Eva Series) [In Kabbalah, the Tree of Life diagramatically representing the path to become one with God, also to reunite God with Shekinah]  
*[[Tree of Life|Sephirotic Tree of Life]] (OP; ceiling of [[Gendo]]'s office; #25', layout of circular "pools" in [[Terminal Dogma]], with [[Rei]] inside Malkhuth; #26', projected into sky by Eva Series) [In Kabbalah, the Tree of Life diagramatically representing the path to become one with God, also to reunite God with Shekinah]  


- Seven Eyes of YHWH ([[Seele]]'s crest, [[Lilith]]'s mask) [YHWH described with 7 eyes throughout Bible; is this in Judaism, as well?]  
*Seven Eyes of YHWH ([[Seele]]'s crest, [[Lilith]]'s mask) [YHWH described with 7 eyes throughout Bible; is this in Judaism, as well?]  


- Shekinah (concept possibly encompassed by Giant Naked Rei) [Divine presence; in Kabbalah, female emanation of God and antithesis of Lilith]  
*Shekinah (concept possibly encompassed by Giant Naked Rei) [Divine presence; in Kabbalah, female emanation of God and antithesis of Lilith]  


- [[Soul|Souls]] [no comment ]  
*[[Soul|Souls]] [no comment ]  


- [[Spear of Longinus]] (organic weapon) [Spear used by Longinus to confirm Jahshua's/Jesus' death]  
*[[Spear of Longinus]] (organic weapon) [Spear used by Longinus to confirm Jahshua's/Jesus' death]  


- Stigmata (#26', given to [[Evangelion Unit-01|EVA-01]] and [[Shinji]] - in the wrong place!) [Nail wounds on the wrists (or, inaccurately, palms) of Jesus]  
*Stigmata (#26', given to [[Evangelion Unit-01|EVA-01]] and [[Shinji]] - in the wrong place!) [Nail wounds on the wrists (or, inaccurately, palms) of Jesus]  


- Star of David (#19, [[Gendo]]'s Desk) [Symbol of Judaism]  
*Star of David (#19, [[Gendo]]'s Desk) [Symbol of Judaism]  
==T==
==T==
- [[Tabgha Base]] ( Tabgha, "seven springs", was a valley in nothern Israel mentioned many times in the Bible)
*[[Tabgha Base]] ( Tabgha, "seven springs", was a valley in nothern Israel mentioned many times in the Bible)


- Third Eye (#26', when GNR takes in the ToL, [[Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance|Eva 2.0]]  [[Evangelion Unit-08]] and [[Eva Pseudo-Evolution]]) [from Eastern mysticism]  
*Third Eye (#26', when GNR takes in the ToL, [[Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance|Eva 2.0]]  [[Evangelion Unit-08]] and [[Eva Pseudo-Evolution]]) [from Eastern mysticism]  


- Three Wise Men (The [[MAGI]] Supercomputers: Balthasar, Caspar, Melchior)  
*Three Wise Men (The [[MAGI]] Supercomputers: Balthasar, Caspar, Melchior)  


- [[Tree of Life]] (OP: diagram by Fludd; #26': fusion of EVA-01 and Spear) [Archetypal religious concept, found in Judaism and central to Kabbalah]  
*[[Tree of Life]] (OP: diagram by Fludd; #26': fusion of EVA-01 and Spear) [Archetypal religious concept, found in Judaism and central to Kabbalah]  


- Trinity ([[Seele]]'s crest, three triangles-within-a-triangle; #26', symbol formed by [[Evangelion Unit 01|EVA-01]] and[[Mass Production Evangelions|harpies]], only visible very briefly) [Christian concept of a tripartite god]
*Trinity ([[Seele]]'s crest, three triangles-within-a-triangle; #26', symbol formed by [[Evangelion Unit 01|EVA-01]] and[[Mass Production Evangelions|harpies]], only visible very briefly) [Christian concept of a tripartite god]


==U==
==U==
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==W==
==W==


- 12 Wings (OP: Sammael, EVA-01; #26': Lilith, EVA-01) [Number of wings possessed by Sammael/Satan]  
*12 Wings (OP: Sammael, EVA-01; #26': Lilith, EVA-01) [Number of wings possessed by Sammael/Satan]  


- Wheels of Fire (#23, Armisael) [Used to describe the choir of angels called ophanim]  
*Wheels of Fire (#23, Armisael) [Used to describe the choir of angels called ophanim]  


- [[Wings of Light]] (#12, Adam; EoE, EVA-01) [Used to describe angels in general]
*[[Wings of Light]] (#12, Adam; EoE, EVA-01) [Used to describe angels in general]
==X==
==X==
==Y==
==Y==

Revision as of 22:25, 9 September 2011

Religious References:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

  • Adam (First Angel) [First human being of Genesis]
  • Angels (Sammael in OP and Angels #03 to #17 in the show) [Taken from Judaic lore]
  • Apostles (Translation of shito, Japanese counterpart of "Angel")
  • Ark ("Ark called Eva", EoE)

B

  • Bethany Base [Bethany (Beth anya ,"house of the suffering") was the birthplace of Mary mother of Jesus. In Eva 2.0 Bethany Base is where Mari is introduced.]

C

  • Chamber of Guf (#21', #23, #26') [Judaism, realm where souls originate]
  • Cocytus (Section of Bethany Base in Eva 2.0) [ninth circle of Hell in Dante's Inferno]
  • Cross / Crucifiction (#01, #02, #19, #25': Cross-shaped explosions of Sachiel, Zeruel, EVA-02, and EVA-01; Lilith on the cross; #18, EVA-03's aerial transport; #23, "double cross"-shaped depression in Terminal Dogma; #26', "crucifiction" of EVA-01 and Shinji, shape of Tree of Life, pose assumed by harpies upon death and EVA-01 upon going dormant, green crosses that form to launch souls into the air and float away once HIP fails]

D

  • Dead Sea Scrolls (Seele's Secret/Ura Dead Sea Scrolls) [The documents discovered in Qumran]
  • Divine Retribution/The Flood (World flooding from Second Impact) [Story of Noah]
  • Doors of Guf: See Chamber of Guf

E

  • Eva [First woman in Genesis, Chavvah/Eve, made from Adam]

F

G

  • "God" [Used loosely throughout NGE is various senses of the term]

H

I

J

K

L

  • Lilith (Progenitor of humanity and Adam's counterpart) [Babylonian/Assyrian night demoness --> First wife of Adam in "Alphabet of Ben-Sira"]
  • Lilin (#24, spoken by Kaworu) [Demonic offspring of Judaic Lilith)
  • Lingam/Yoni (#26', Tree of Life entering GNR's Third Eye) [Sacred union of male and female, "fountain of life" placed in "source of all that exists", from Hinduism]

M

  • Many-Eyed Ones (OP, #26': Eyes on wings of Sammael, EVA-01, harpies; also sprouted by Tree of Life) [Description of various angels]
  • Medium/Yorishiro (#26', used in reference to EVA-01) [exact religious connotations undetermined]

N

O

P

Q

R

  • Rainbow (whenever an angel dies) [The covenant between God and humanity not to destroy the world with water]
  • Red Earth (#14, referenced in Rei's monologue) [Judaism, used to form the first human(s)]
  • Red Earth Purification Ceremony (#26', mentioned by Seele) [exact source unknown]

S

  • Sephirotic Tree of Life (OP; ceiling of Gendo's office; #25', layout of circular "pools" in Terminal Dogma, with Rei inside Malkhuth; #26', projected into sky by Eva Series) [In Kabbalah, the Tree of Life diagramatically representing the path to become one with God, also to reunite God with Shekinah]
  • Seven Eyes of YHWH (Seele's crest, Lilith's mask) [YHWH described with 7 eyes throughout Bible; is this in Judaism, as well?]
  • Shekinah (concept possibly encompassed by Giant Naked Rei) [Divine presence; in Kabbalah, female emanation of God and antithesis of Lilith]
  • Spear of Longinus (organic weapon) [Spear used by Longinus to confirm Jahshua's/Jesus' death]
  • Stigmata (#26', given to EVA-01 and Shinji - in the wrong place!) [Nail wounds on the wrists (or, inaccurately, palms) of Jesus]
  • Star of David (#19, Gendo's Desk) [Symbol of Judaism]

T

  • Tabgha Base ( Tabgha, "seven springs", was a valley in nothern Israel mentioned many times in the Bible)
  • Three Wise Men (The MAGI Supercomputers: Balthasar, Caspar, Melchior)
  • Tree of Life (OP: diagram by Fludd; #26': fusion of EVA-01 and Spear) [Archetypal religious concept, found in Judaism and central to Kabbalah]
  • Trinity (Seele's crest, three triangles-within-a-triangle; #26', symbol formed by EVA-01 andharpies, only visible very briefly) [Christian concept of a tripartite god]

U

V

W

  • 12 Wings (OP: Sammael, EVA-01; #26': Lilith, EVA-01) [Number of wings possessed by Sammael/Satan]
  • Wheels of Fire (#23, Armisael) [Used to describe the choir of angels called ophanim]
  • Wings of Light (#12, Adam; EoE, EVA-01) [Used to describe angels in general]

X

Y

Z