I believe the devil is the foreigner and Ha-Nozri is Jesus. From my understanding of execution of Jesus, his story unfolds in chapter 2 from the eyes of the devil. I consider the foreigner to be the devil now because I cannot imagine him capable of eavesdropping on the conversation between the High Priest Kaiyapha and Pontius Pilate without having some supernatural power. And after having been introduced to the ways of Ha-Nozri, who appears to be such a “good man,” I cannot see how the foreigner cannot be evil. This is a two-fold conclusion and it is not entirely supported unless both sides are considered, so I am finding it a bit challenging to describe, but hopefully my thinking makes some sense. Also, the fact that Ha-Nozri believes “there are no bad people in the world” makes me think he is either naïve or incredibly insightful (27). I’m leaning toward insightful because of his ability to temporarily heal Pontius Pilate of his migraine and speak of Pilate’s thoughts without any previous history of the man. I get a very Jesus-y vibe from him. And because he was arrested for his preaching, which albeit were recorded incorrectly—at least as the devil would have us believe—I am almost positive he is supposed to represent, if not be, Christ. For the foreigner to have the same type of insightful powers leads me to believe that Ha-Nozri and he are of the same species. Therefore, the foreigner must be something of equal magnitude to Jesus, just in, say, a negative value.
I just knew Berlioz’s death was a matter of minutes. His end was predictable. How tickled the devil feels when the two friends decide he is a myth. I imagine I would have reacted in the same manner, bursting out in incredulous laughter but then seriously asking them if that is what they thought. The devil just gets creepier and creepier as the story progresses.
-Golden Horseshoe
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