Tag: Culture

• Seven Deadly Sins

  The above Facebook post from “Sad Jesus” made me think about the Bible, a book that’s had a considerable influence in shaping Western culture. It’s often claimed in the Bible’s favour that, by and large, it has provided the moral foundation on which this culture rests. Unquestionably, chapters and verses can be quoted in which…

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  20th Jun 2022

  Christianity, Hebrew Bible, Literature, Mythology, Old Testament, Poetry, Religion

  Bible, Culture, Drama, God, Greek Myths, Jacob & Esau, Jekyll & Hyde, Mount Olympus, Sins, Work of Art

• Not so good ‘Good Friday’

  Good Friday, in the Gospel accounts, is the day on which Jesus of Nazareth died. What many people don’t know, or don’t care to know, is that in John’s Gospel, he died on the Thursday.  Confusingly for the rest of us, the Jewish day runs from sunset to sunset, so Friday begins on what you…

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  2nd Apr 2021

  Jesus of Nazareth, New Testament, Religion

  Crucifixion, Culture, Jesus, Passover, Sin, Substitution