The Red Book of the Westmarch

The Scholarly Nutshell, #1
"Death With Honor: The Mediterranean Style Death of Jesus in Mark"
by John Pilch

This is the introductory entry in a new series I've called "The Scholarly Nutshell", which will be my summaries and thoughts about scholarly articles I come across.

This first entry will cover Dr. Pilch's "Death With Honor: The Mediterranean Style Death of Jesus in Mark" ...

Updated May 7th 2013 at 11:58 AM by Manwë Súlimo

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I've come back to you now, at the turn of the tide.

It's been over a year without any updates. Why? Well, that's simple - I'm a procrastinator. A huge one. If I don't keep on a schedule, I'll never get back to it. I'm going to attempt to get back into the swing of things. I know this blog will never get widely read; but I made it for my own benefit - as a way to simple write something, and organize my thoughts about subjects that interest ...

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"Crucifixion in the Ancient World and the Folly of the Message of the Cross" by Martin Hengel is a small book (originally in German) at only around 100 pages that packs a large wallop and it wasn't quite was I expected. What I expected from the book was an examination on the social implications of crucifixion and how it relates to an honor-shame dynamic. And while there's some nuggets like this in there, it's actually more of a historical examination of where crucifixion was practiced ...

Updated May 7th 2013 at 04:47 AM by Manwë Súlimo

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J.R.R. Tolkien's Letter #89 To Christopher Tolkien
7-8 November 1944 (FS 60)
20 Northmoor Road, Oxford

...But at the story of the little boy (which is a fully attested fact of course) with its apparent sad ending and then its sudden unhoped-for happy ending, I was deeply moved and had that peculiar emotion we all have – though not often. It is quite unlike any other sensation. And all of a sudden I realized what it was : the very thing that I have been trying to ...

Updated May 7th 2013 at 04:48 AM by Manwë Súlimo

Tags: christianity, easter, eucatastrophe, jesus, jrr tolkien, resurrection

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Updated May 7th 2013 at 04:48 AM by Manwë Súlimo

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