"He walks among them but is not one of them." Jesus reference, perhaps?

The original "stranger in a strange land" was Moses, and as the leader who may get the Losties out of the wilderness, that seems a better biblical fit for Jack. But he certainly does have a Messiah complex.

Cardie

Is it me or was Jack more annoying than usual in this ep. Usually I just feel sorry for him because he was so dumped on by his father and Sarah, but here he was even more arrogant and sanctimonious as usual. And I did not get his relationship with Achara at all. It's like they gave the flashback no context. Obviously he was exorcising demons but why be so rough with her?

And on topic, I totally get this messiah parallel since he was totally in the martyr role on the island, saving the world at the expense of himself. I'm getting a little fed up with it. The only one bothering me more right now is Kate.

I really didn't need Achara telling me he's a leader but he's alone, frightened and angry. I must have the gift too.

Stranger in a Strange Land is a science fiction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction) novel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novel) by Robert A. Heinlein (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein) published in 1961 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961). It tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human raised by Martians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martian) on Mars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_%28planet%29), as he returns to Earth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_%28planet%29) in early adulthood. The novel explores his interaction with — and eventual transformation of — Earth culture. The title of the book is from the Biblical Book of Exodus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exodus).[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land#_note-0)




IMHO,THATS WHAT STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND OWES ITS TITLE TO...
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land#_note-0)