tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post5526402292995634075..comments2023-12-22T20:36:45.744-05:00Comments on Isle of Wonder: Heading into DecemberThe Red Witchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-84678122223773357602012-12-02T05:46:28.855-05:002012-12-02T05:46:28.855-05:00@ The people who win are usually the meanest and t...@ The people who win are usually the meanest and the dirtiest fighters. What does that say about God?<br /><br />Nothing good to be sure. Survival of the fittest seems to be his fav strategy.Anachronisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398058819007642332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-18179811670936154642012-12-01T22:48:55.431-05:002012-12-01T22:48:55.431-05:00@It is said that this was the everyday language sp...@It is said that this was the everyday language spoken by the majority of Christians at the time that these copies were made.<br /><br />Supposedly because of Alexander the Great's conquests of the Middle East. The Ptolomys spoke Greek but there are a few centuries between his march across the world and the time that the gospels were written down and the Romans loomed so large over the The Red Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-63260495489195047562012-11-30T12:55:23.786-05:002012-11-30T12:55:23.786-05:00In the end, what is accepted or acceptable is not ...<i>In the end, what is accepted or acceptable is not so much divinely ordained but is decided by those who come out alive from the brawl.</i><br /><br />Hear hear! Of course people can argue that God can have an influence over who is going to win but sometimes it seems rather debatable.Anachronisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398058819007642332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-62696170673673759342012-11-30T12:51:32.602-05:002012-11-30T12:51:32.602-05:00The gospels were originally written in Greek, whic...<i>The gospels were originally written in Greek, which seems odd to me. I am sure there is a reason why Greek was still such a common language in areas where the Romans had clearly taken over.</i><br /><br />Actually only the oldest known <b>copies</b> of Gospels were written in the vernacular Koiné Greek language (also called common Greek). It is said that this was the everyday language spoken Anachronisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398058819007642332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-74863157046654531612012-11-30T12:30:12.237-05:002012-11-30T12:30:12.237-05:00Everyone had a tree?! I thought it was just a Germ...Everyone had a tree?! I thought it was just a Germanic thing. The Red Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-68374567752238101112012-11-29T12:27:01.313-05:002012-11-29T12:27:01.313-05:00Osiris was born on December 25 as was Mithras. (In...Osiris was born on December 25 as was Mithras. (In Sanskrit, Mithras becomes Mitra, and you have to wonder if that might be the root of our word <i>mitre</i>.)And then there's Constantine's Sol Invictus, and the festival of Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, which was also held on December 25. <br /><br />If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Since there's no way Christ was born in Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787365829018329681noreply@blogger.com