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Once Again the Brutality of Ancient Boxing: Lessons from the Getty Villa Museum

February 8, 2016by Max LeeComments on Once Again the Brutality of Ancient Boxing: Lessons from the Getty Villa Museum

It’s back to business and the main focus of this blog: interpreting the Apostle Paul in his Greco-Roman context. In the past, I had done a series of posts on athleticism in the Mediterranean world…

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There Can Be Only One… So Run to Win!

June 28, 2014by Max LeeComments on There Can Be Only One… So Run to Win!

Hope you don’t mind the “highlander” reference in the title (if you don’t know what I mean, click: this), but here is a short excerpt from Lucian again. It’s such a perfect parallel to 1…

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The Manic Christian and Lucian’s Satire on Greco-Roman Athletics

June 20, 2014by Max LeeComments on The Manic Christian and Lucian’s Satire on Greco-Roman Athletics

   In the excerpts below, I quote the 2nd century AD satirist Lucian’s parody of the pancratium, wrestling and boxing. It features a dialogue between the Greek Sidon and a visiting Scythian Anacharsis, the latter…

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Gold’s Gym or God’s Gym?: Abstinence, Discipline, and Endurance for Godliness

June 15, 2014by Max LeeComments on Gold’s Gym or God’s Gym?: Abstinence, Discipline, and Endurance for Godliness

Bronze boxer (ca. 2nd cent. BC) recovered from the ANTIKYTHERA shipwreckPhoto taken by Max Lee © 2014 Athens Museum Continuing from the post on ancient athleticism and training regimes, I wanted to make a few remarks…

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Ancient Athletic Training: Regimes, Dieting, and Sports Complexes

June 7, 2014by Max LeeComments on Ancient Athletic Training: Regimes, Dieting, and Sports Complexes

When athletes train, they usually enter a sports complex called the palaestra (Latin; Greek παλαίστρα), which in classical times often referred to the wrestling ring but by the Roman era came to designate a specialized…

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Before MMA, There Was the Pankration

June 2, 2014by Max LeeComments on Before MMA, There Was the Pankration

Lately, I’ve been trying to get myself back to the gym and into shape. So athletic training has been on my mind. Today, I thought I would write a blurb about the pankration (Greek παγκράτιον; Latin…

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The Brutality of Boxing in the Greco-Roman World

May 17, 2014by Max LeeComments on The Brutality of Boxing in the Greco-Roman World

I’m reading through some ancient Greek and Latin epigrams from the Roman period for fun as a way to treat myself after an intense week of grading. Some of them are really humorous, since many…

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@davidjluy @JoelChopp @TheRealJoshJipp @MadisonPierce @matthew_w_wiley Well technically @TheRealJoshJipp did beat me a in short game 😅 I’m still a bit rusty but it was fun getting back into 🏓
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Listening 2questns on theological method w/Alan Torrance who hammers against imposing metaphysical categories on the relations b/w persons in the Trinity &doing my best 2track🤔 #Dabar2022 @henry_center Also bummed out @wesleyhill can’t be here &I wont be chatting w/him in person https://t.co/j01pmb4hzs
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@TheRealJoshJipp @jenniferguo @JoelChopp @JamesArcadi @matthew_w_wiley I think you and I have different standards for ping pong. It takes a lot for me to be impressed. Just sayin… 🏓
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@DanielWHouck @jenniferguo @JoelChopp @JamesArcadi @matthew_w_wiley @TheRealJoshJipp BTW I'm assuming @jenniferguo can bring it but I'm casting doubt on the rest of the crew https://t.co/AzN03TkbKk
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Max Lee ☕️ In reply toJennifer Guo
@jenniferguo @JoelChopp @JamesArcadi @matthew_w_wiley @TheRealJoshJipp Are you any good at ping pong? I’m curious 🤨
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I’ll be driving shortly 2the Dabar conference. Soooo looking forward2 hearing from some of my fav folk in biblical studies, theology, church history &philosophy present on their work. Now if only I can wrap up my own response paper in the next 30min 📝😱🏎💨 https://t.co/KZmtpqRUwG https://t.co/JvHrOudhog
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Everything is set for the final Dabar Conference of the Creation Project! Keep an eye out for a surprise guest speaker, addressing the uneasy conscience of evangelical theological anthropology. . . https://t.co/g11NKigTq6
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