This prayer finds its place in 2 Chronicles Chapter 20 and is hailed by many if not all scholars as a prayer of great depth and integrity. Before we look at this prayer in order to glean instruction and edification we must look at the background of … Continue readingThe prayer of jehoshaphat
Revelation 6:16-17 and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; for the great day of their wrath has come, and … Continue readingand they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us”
The Mesha Stele – Moabite Stone 930BC When we read an ancient text we need to consider carefully the words we read and appreciate that the use of a word in the ancient text may have a different meaning to the reader at the time … Continue readingEternal Everlasting in the Ancient Texts
Image: Statue of Hippocrates – located in Kos In this short series on head coverings in Corinth I have presented information that supports the view that Paul referred to a custom of the region and directed the church to maintain this practice in the region of … Continue readingCorinthian Head Coverings – Part Four
Great Books to aid your understanding of the classical period Let me bring to your attention a work of great scholarship that brings the world of New Testament writer Luke to life. This isn’t an easy read and requires a determined approach to grasp the … Continue readingThe Social World of Luke Acts
Our feature image is a Grave relief from the mid 3rd Century AD depicting a family. Note the mother wears a head covering as her sign of marriage. In this post we are considering the significance of the veil or head covering in ancient Greco … Continue readingHead-Covering in Corinth – The Veil Part Three
Above: This image is taken from the Ara Pacis or Throne of Augustus in Rome depicting the Emperor Augustus on route to the temple. In the image he has his head covered which has significance for our understanding of Paul’s restriction on men covering their … Continue readingHead-Covering In Corinth – Capite Velato Part Two
1 Corinthians 11:2-16 (ESV) Head Coverings Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. 3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is … Continue readingHead-covering In Corinth Part One
In 2015 I had the pleasure of viewing the Antikythera Mechanism first hand in the Athens Museum. In 2019 I’m travelling to Syracuse which was a colony of Corinth, the home of Archimedes and possibly the origin of this ancient computer. The world’s first computer was discovered on 17 … Continue readingAntikythera Mechanism
The start of my interest in the classical world really began with my exploration of the biblical texts and especially those of the New Testament period. I recognised very early in my study of the bible that an understanding of these texts was enhanced by … Continue readingMark explores the classical world