Murkw00d’s reading group is now reading A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. This week we are discussing how the code he lives by informs what he says and does.

According to the New Testament book of Acts, the Apostle Paul visited Thessalonica [Thessaloniki, Macedonia] during his “second journey” West. It was the first time he taught on European soil, after having spent some time at Philippi.

One of his earliest letters was likely his Epistle [letter] known as 1 Thessalonians. Most conservative NT scholars believe that Luke was a traveling companion of Paul, and accompanied him on many of his journeys. In Acts 17:6 [written by Luke], Luke accurately recorded the title of the government magistrates of Thessalonica as “politarchs,” indicating his familiarity with that office.

Additionally, four names also appear in the Inscription which are also attested in the NT (Sosipater, Lucius, Secundus, and Gaius), attesting to the existence and popularity of these names at that time.

The inscription was discovered in 1876 when a Roman arch was torn down. It was taken first to the British consulate, and then to the British Museum which is where it is located today.

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This article from Biblical Archaeology covers all the non-Christian historical sources that discuss Jesus.

About the author: Lawrence Mykytiuk is associate professor of library science and the history librarian at Purdue University.

He holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew and Semitic Studies and is the author of the book Identifying Biblical Persons in Northwest Semitic Inscriptions of 1200–539 B.C.E. (Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2004)

https://winteryknight.com/2021..../01/14/what-do-ancie

The next time we go through Psalms and Proverbs again, the daily reading posts will be on the CornerTable page instead. The background was updated to reflect the group!
https://cornertable.us/thepsalmsandproverbs

HBO Max is part of the propaganda machine

The only 2 parties now are politicians and taxpayers. ALL politicians fall under the same banner. Where is my incentive to vote when the politicians have already determined the outcome?

Watch "Rupert Darwall on The Unscientific and Suicidal Corporate Net-Zero Movement" https://youtu.be/6x26lJEkj-I