Tag: History

• Irony of Ironies

  Who is this a statue of? It’s of George Orwell who, in his book “1984”, warned us about the abomination of total state control over the lives of its citizens; what they do from minute to minute, and what they say in any place, at any time. Such control must include language. The state decides…

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  12th Mar 2023

  Current Affairs, History, Literature, Politics, Religion

  1984, BBC, Control, freedom of speech, George Orwell, History, Language, Liberty, Writing on the Wall

• Genesis and Zeus

  Genesis 1 to 11 makes a fascinating introduction to the Hebrew Bible. Astonishingly, millions regard this as a historical account (i) of the creation of the universe (at 12 noon on Sunday, October 23rd, 4004BC); (ii) of the ‘fabrication’ of the first humans; and (iii) of events eventually leading to the birth of Israel. I…

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  7th May 2022

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

  Genesis 1-11, Gods of Olympus, History, Myths & Legends, Nietzsche, Stephen Fry, Symbol & Metaphor, Zeus

• Who Wrote the Bible’s first 5 Books? (i)

  It was long believed by Jews and Christians alike that the first 5 books (or scrolls) of the Hebrew Bible, (the Pentateuch), had been written by Moses, around the 15th century BCE. In the Middle Ages, however, attention was drawn to Gen.12:6 which says, “the Canaanites were then in the land”, meaning this was no…

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  27th Apr 2022

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

  Bible, History, Israel, Moses, Pentateuch, Pharaoh, Ramesses, Stories, Yahweh

• Rethinking Jesus (15) My (current) Conclusions …

  Firstly, there is the Jesus of History. I’ve had to acknowledge the fact that he had a view of the world which is different from mine, including beliefs I don’t share. For example, being a Jew, he believed in circumcision, in observing the sabbath day, (even if not in the inflexible, box-ticking way of others),…

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  2nd Mar 2022

  Christianity, Jesus of Nazareth, Literature, Mythology, New Testament, Religion

  Death, Goodness, History, Inclusive, Jesus, Myth, Peterson, Sin

• Rethinking Jesus (12) God in the flesh?

  It’s my belief that Jesus made no claim to be Yahweh, the Jewish God, made flesh. As a devout Jew, such a claim would’ve stuck in his throat. In John’s Gospel, he does say, “I am”, which is what God called himself in the Book of Exodus. That Gospel, however, belongs to the late 1st…

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  23rd Feb 2022

  Christianity, Hebrew Bible, Jesus of Nazareth, Literature, New Testament, Philosophy, Religion

  God, History, Jesus, Jordan Peterson, Messiah, Myth, Son of God, Son of Man, The Word

• The Four Gospels

  The Four Gospels have stood the test of Time. They have contributed many a word and phrase to our everyday language. They have influenced, consciously or otherwise, our thoughts and feelings, attitudes and actions, individually and socially. They’ve been the stimulus for some of our greatest paintings, sculptures, poetry and music. They’re here to stay,…

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  12th Sep 2021

  Consciousness, Jesus of Nazareth, Literature, Mythology, New Testament, Religion

  Archetypes, Gospels, History, Jung, Metaphor, Myth

• Unexpected Interest in a Boring Genealogy

  The author traditionally known as Matthew, begins his gospel with a genealogy. That’s a bad idea, some might say – more of a boring than a flying start – and no doubt lots of people give it no more than a glance, if not a complete miss. But let’s take a closer look and see…

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  7th Jul 2021

  Jesus of Nazareth, Literature, New Testament, Religion

  Genealogy, Gospel, History, Matthew, Messiah, Numbers