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Nietzsche Madman

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and negative connotations. It seems as if Nietzsche is insulting humanity more than he is insulting God. In his writing, Nietzsche does not appear to be criticizing the character of the madman or his message as folly. The title of “madman” is given to this character because this is how the other characters in the story perceive him to be. Such resonance can be found through how the message of the Christian gospel is delivered in 1 Corinthians 1:18, “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” In fact, Nietzsche’s parable of the madman sounds like a biblical paraphrase of the book of Acts. Such is the way the apostles were often perceived as they attempted to
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