Reading List

Reading today:
Revelation ch.8, Isaiah ch.40
Iliad II, Aeneid VI
Cicero
Comparative Grammar (Buck)
The Mysteries of Udolpho (Radcliffe)

I wonder if this line
Καὶ οἱ ἑπτὰ ἄγγελοι οἱ ἔχοντες τὰς ἑπτὰ σάλπιγγας ἡτοίμασαν αὑτοὺς ἵνα σαλπίσωσιν.
(And the seven angels holding the seven trumpets made them ready that they might sound)
means that they were emptying the water keys on a little mat before the throne, and if this
Μηριόνης τ᾽ ἀτάλαντος Ἐνυαλίῳ ἀνδρειφόντῃ:
is a bawdy joke.

Talked on Thurs. about Matt. 9 and the differences between the accounts of the paralytic. St. Matthew is called in the verses which immediately follow, and we will all look to see whether his accounts are closer to the other gospel writers once he is present in ministry. Future posts will include whether this proves to be true and whether this says anything about authority or inspiration. Two other questions: 1) Was it through the faith of the paralytic or the faith of his friends that he was forgiven and healed? 2) Why are the Pharisees abused every Thurs? More on this too...