It has been close to a month since I updated the blog. During this time, I have been working hard at the thesis (well, not as hard as I wanted to, taking time for conversations and meals with friends, and a hike up Arthur's Seat). Embarking on the concluding analysis of the thesis, I still find that I am lack of a piece in my puzzle to connect up half of what I have done. It would be wonderful if I can find the historical person of Jezebel--the elusive woman! I have "cracked" (with thanks to God) the great harlot of Revelation (or at least I think I have), but not this personality yet. Is she someone in the Flavian period, a queen/mistress of the emperor, perhaps? Well, people think I have a fixation with her. How could she be such a prominent person (if she really is one in my guess) and be only affecting the Thyatiran church? At least she is not mentioned in the other letters of Revelation.
Taking the steps up the Arthur Seat provide a panoramic view of the city. A bag piper was playing Scottish music by the hillside, and the soothing music made the climb more comforting. Not a adventurous person for heights, musical accompaniment on the way helped. It aided to the romanticness of the climb and fed my imagination of the beautiful and original Scotland. I did not complete the climb as it became windy and sandy with less foothold, about four-fifths to the top. But sitting at where I could manage was sufficient to allow me a feel of being at the heights. Hope to return one day with some company. As for the thesis, it has to be nothing but the best--the heights. This is a dream to fulfill.
Seneca on Treatment of Slaves (Letter 47) – a must-read
19 minutes ago
0 comments:
Post a Comment