Religious quotes - theme

• how does stevenson present the dangers of scientific experimentation through jekylls relationship with the soul?

  "for any drug that so potently controlled and shook the very fortress of identity...might...utterly blot out that immaterial tabernacle which i looked it to change" - jekyll risks destroying his soul with science

  immaterial tabernacle = metaphor for the soul
• what relevance does the quote "captives at Philippi" have?

  after a battle, the captives were released, but caused troubles after. Similarly, Hyde is unexpectedly freed from his prison and causes more trouble.
• whats the relevance of the babylonian finger?

  a king didnt pray to the israeli god, and a ghostly hand appeared and wrote out his death sentence on a wall with his finger. Jekyll relates to this scene because it explains his mental state of conflict, and how he has set himself up against god. it also foreshadows jekylls death and evokes a feeling of doom
• what does the quote "spelling out the letters of my judgement" refer to?

  Christians believe in judgement when they die, and jekyll admitts his thoughts of when he is judged, they will know about what he has done