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Wake Up O Sleeper!

August 9, 2014by Max LeeComments on Wake Up O Sleeper!

In my previous post on the grave reliefs depicting the agony of separation between the deceased and surviving family (here), I shared how many people in the Greco-Roman world grieved over the prospect of never…

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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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Grace and Gift according to Professor John Barclay of Durham University

May 2, 2014by Max LeeComments on Grace and Gift according to Professor John Barclay of Durham University

There are others who take much better advantage of educational videos and lectures on youtube than I do. However, every now and then, I do stumble across a lectureship series by Tom Wright or other…

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The Presence of Christ at the Lord’s Supper and Pagan Sacramentalism

April 8, 2014by Max LeeComments on The Presence of Christ at the Lord’s Supper and Pagan Sacramentalism

Sorry for the delay between posts, but I have been scrambling now with the indices to the Seyoon Kim Festschrift and my taxes (the first a joy; the 2nd a real pain). But back to…

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More Pastoral Reflections on the Life of a Slave and Paul’s Letter to Philemon

February 25, 2014by Max LeeComments on More Pastoral Reflections on the Life of a Slave and Paul’s Letter to Philemon

One of the more difficult texts in the New Testament has been what Paul says (or rather, does not say) concerning slaves in the Greco-Roman era. Past interpreters of the Bible, for example, are puzzled…

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Ecstatic Women Prophetesses at Corinth

January 24, 2014by Max LeeComments on Ecstatic Women Prophetesses at Corinth

Here’s another reflection and post on my trip to Greece. When I was visiting the museum at Corinth, I came across this piece of a Neo-Attic relief found in the area of the Propylaia around…

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This reading of Paul by @ProfMaxLee was outstanding. Was not expecting him to turn at the end to the ascetic and mystical prayer tradition in the work of Sarah Coakley and Thomas Merton, which was insightful and enjoyable https://t.co/uv7IdZXK5c
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