Jiang accepts the scriptural reading that the coin image works because faith is like gold proved in fire, not because Dante wants a random luxurious metaphor.
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Gold tried by fire
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "I think this coin is well examined. There's also a verse in the scripture that says that gold will go through fire, and faith..."
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"I think this coin is well examined. There's also a verse in the scripture that says that gold will go through fire, and faith..."
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The late cantos become Jiang's sharpest Dante claim so far: faith is not obedience but imagination that helps make truth real, hope is the arrogant wager that exile and persecution can still bear fruit,...
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