This Week in Word from the Bird
Posts for 9-13 Oct 2023
Monday: Six Things You Probably Did Not Know About the Byzantine Empire (Free Sign-Ups)
The Byzantine Empire was the Roman Empire in the eastern Mediterranean that persisted until 1453. Lots of interesting facts you may have missed.
Wednesday: New Fragment of Sayings of Jesus (Free Sign-Ups)
Recently, a new fragment has been published which is P.Oxy 5575, which derives from finds in Oxyrhynchus in Egypt, and contains some words attributed to Jesus!
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Thursday: Jesus, the Only-Begotten Son? (Free Sign-Ups)
Check out my new Nazareth to Nicaea video, this time, what is the meaning of “only begotten”? Does that imply that some sexual begetting went down?
Friday: Catholics and All the Kingdoms of the World (Paid Subscribers)
There is a species of Catholic political thought known as ‘Integralism’, which postulates the ideal state as one that is guided by Catholic principles and that the Church should have a direct role in the governance of society.