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The Meaning of the Pentateuch
I’m reading through The Meaning of the Pentateuch, an expansive book authored by John Sailhamer.
And my takeaway so far is that I need to get married to a very smart woman, and have several children in the hope that one of them will be a genius, so that when this child grows up, he or she can read The Meaning of the Pentateuch and explain chapter 2 to me, because, like, huh?
The greatest poem ever written
1
If when Don Cupid’s dart
Doth wound a heart,
We hide our grief
And shun relief,
The smart increaseth on that score;
For wounds unsearcht but rankle more.
2
Then if we whine, look pale,
And tell our tale,
Men are in pain
For us again;
So, neither speaking doth become
The lover’s state, nor being dumb.
3
When this I do descry,
Then thus think I:
Love is the fart
Of every heart;
It pains a man when ’tis kept close,
And others doth offend when ’tis let loose.
—Sir John Suckling, 1609–1642
The Book of Happiness – Epilogue
A long-awaited and long-delayed project came to a close this week as I completed the epilogue to my epic tome, The Book of Happiness. I may touch up a few of these if I feel like it, but just to warn you, I probably won’t feel like it.
Immediately, immediately, immediately
One of the most distinctive features of Mark’s writing style is that he seems addicted to the word immediately. The word shows up 42 times in his gospel, 12 times in the first chapter alone. (After that, Mark settles down a little.) In most versions of the English Bible, not every occurrence of the word is translated from the original language. Trust me, though—it’s used a lot.
This has led many people to declare that Mark’s gospel is a gospel of action and that he uses immediately to communicate “a sense of speed and urgency” (ESV Study Bible footnote, Mark 1:10–11). Odds are, though, that immediately is, like, just a filler word for Mark, like, you know, like is for us. And that Mark’s got a writing style similar to this imaginary author.
(That is a very funny blog, by the way.)
