The post on writing well was a fun literary get-away, but my “official” July kickstarter is on everyone’s not-so-favorite but inescapable subject: death. I’m reading Philodemus’ On Death (Book 4) and so the subject has been on my…
Greece trip
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…
Ministry Can Be More Brutal than Boxing
Continuing from my last post on Lucillius’ epigrams satirizing the viciousness of ancient boxing, I turn to 1 Cor 9:24-27 where Paul makes an explicit comparison of the athlete (runner, boxer) with the challenges of…
Koiné Greek Music Videos
Theater Mask (ca. 2nd century BC; Athens Museum) Photo taken by Max Lee © 2014 It is probably the most miserable time of the semester for me. I just finished giving my last set of final…
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…
Idol Food Is No Idle Business at Corinth
Whew! Just turned in the proof’s for the Seyoon Kim Festschrift yesterday. That was brutal. I went through several pots of coffee and about a half-bottle of Advil to get this done… and all this…
The Mystery of the Missing Fragment from the Butcher Shop Inscription at Corinth
[Warning: Going turbo nerd here!] Besides the Gallio inscription at Delphi and the Erastus inscription near the theater at Corinth, another inscription that drew my attention during the Greece trip was the dedication of the…