For historical accuracy, I suggest you see Pritchard's Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament. Undoubtedly, the translations on that web site are not original and taken from...
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For historical accuracy, I suggest you see Pritchard's Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament. Undoubtedly, the translations on that web site are not original and taken from...
"Genesis occurred to the letter." ??? Do you mean you take it literally ?
If so, how do you explain the obvious contradictions? For example, Genesis 1.26 says: "Then [obviously on the 6th day,...
It's a good site. I've used it to extract stories for my mythology section of my literature classes.
I wouldn't call the material 'historical', though.
Because ID, and any other theory which can't be demonstrated by the known laws of the physical universe can't be "taught". Any such teaching would, ultimately, devolve into dogmatic indoctrination...
It's very interesting to read the Lesbia poems in order, and see how Catullus' feelings for her change over time. Compare #5 with #85, possibly the best 2 line poem ever written:
Odi et amo. ...
It's a very good idea to teach religion as an information class, as long as it's kept as pure information. When I was young, it was very common for public school teachers to expound on their...
You seem to read a lot more into what i said than i actually said. And, of course this is a conversation just for the hell of it! All conversations on this site are just that, since no one here has...
Hmmm...It seems like this whole question has a lot to do with another thread in this forum, about what was before God...
The basic questions which neither evolutionists or creationists can answer...
The Bible is a wonderful concoction of real history, folklore, mythology, poetry, wisdom literature, moral philosophy, and many other things. It's not a book of science, nor does it pretend to be. ...
Carpe diem might best be translated as "harvest the day." Carpere is a word most associated with agriculture.
Horace Odes 1.11.7-8:
Dum loquimur, fugerit invidia aetas. Carpe diem, quam minimum...
I don't know if this has already been done, but I'd like to post my translations of some of Catullus' love poetry. Here's # 5 to start out:
VIVAMUS mea Lesbia, atque amemus,
rumoresque senum...
Hello. I just registered and have posted a few poems in the Personal Poetry forum. I'm a teacher of Latin, history, and English. Right now, I'm attempting to collect and read all 20 of Zola's...