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    I think you mean one of the Apostles. St Paul wasn't an eyewitness of the life of Jesus. Commented 18 hours ago
  • @KateBunting Oops. Shows how little I know about Christianity. Changed to John. Commented 18 hours ago
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    So why is "Sherlock Holmes" not titled "the life of John Watson"? Commented 14 hours ago
  • @Stef you beat me to the punch. My thoughts exactly. Commented 10 hours ago
  • @Stef Sherlock Holmes, the character, does not suffer from "several auditory, visual, and tactile hallucinations, PTSD flashbacks, vivid dreams" that can only be shown to the reader if the narrator has access to a character's mind, but about witnessing stunning cognitive feats that are easy to verbalize and are only surprising narrative turns and only formidable when viewed from outside. Sherlock Holmes, the tale, requires the first-person observer perspective to generate the intended narrative effect. Commented 9 hours ago