I had to look that one up.
Pottage
pot·tage  ( P ) Pronunciation Key (p t  j)n.
[Middle English potage, from Old French, from pot, pot. See potiche.] |
Posted on 12/24/2005 9:40:56 PM PST by jocon307
When Saul of Tarsus set out on his journey to Damascus the whole of the known world lay in bondage. There was one state, and it was Rome. There was one master for it all, and he was Tiberius Caesar.
Everywhere there was civil order, for the arm of the Roman law was long. Everywhere there was stability, in government and in society, for the centurions saw that it was so.
But everywhere there was something else, too. There was oppression
[snip]
Then, of a sudden, there was a light in the world, and a man from Galilee saying, Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's.
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Wrong. Tiberius became Caesar in 14 AD. While Jesus year of birth is a matter of debate, it was certainly well before 14.
Luke 2:1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.
Beg pardon, what I get for skimming.
Tiberius was indeed Caesar when Saul converted.
There was the impressor to find recruits for the circuses.
The circus was the chariot races, for which the drivers were highly skilled and paid experts. They were the rock or movie stars of their day. There was certainly no need to "impress" anyone into performing in the Roman circus.
He probably was referring to the gladitorial games, but these were usually filled with POWs, criminals, Christians or sometimes ordinary slaves. Surprisingly often they were volunteers. The Emperor's servants didn't trot around forcing ordinary citizens to participate.
Time-honored editorial bump
Wrong. Tiberius became Caesar in 14 AD. While Jesus year of birth is a matter of debate, it was certainly well before 14.
You didn't read the referenced article, I guess. It's about Paul's mission after Jesus's death, not about the birth of Christ. If Christ died in 33 A.D. or thereabouts then Tiberius was Caeser, as described.
Merry Christmas (and try to read the article, it's great).
See post 3. Your criticism is accurate, but I already confessed my error.
My error was not reading the rest of the thread before posting. Apologies.
Save.
No worries. Done it myself many times.
I had to look that one up.
| pot·tage ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ptj) n.
[Middle English potage, from Old French, from pot, pot. See potiche.] |
"Christ and ONLY CHRIST, brings liberty to man."
I think I am starting to get that now. It is a remarkable thing.
VOA, thanks for the bump!
Not so fast there. If you look circus up in the dictionary, it can refer to gladitorial games.
Word History: The modern circus owes its name, but fortunately not its regular program of events, to the amusements of ancient times. The Latin word circus, which comes from the Greek word kirkos, “circle, ring,” referred to a circular or oval area enclosed by rows of seats for spectators. In the center ring, so to speak, was held a variety of events, including chariot races and gladiatorial combats, spectacles in which bloodshed and brutality were not uncommon.
As an ex-atheist who finally came to believe that Jesus Christ is Lord, I can't describe to you how remarkable it has been for me.
I've been reading that editorial every year since 1973, just before Mr. Royster past away. It cuts right to the chase about freedom.
Jorge, that is so wonderful for you. Merry Christmas!
The Roman circus buildings were used for events other than the chariot races, just as modern football stadiums are used for concerts and other types of events than football.
I believe that the term circus, used to refer to an event rather than a structure, referred throughout the Roman period to the chariot races rather than to the gladitorial games, plays, pantomimes and other types of shows held in those same structures. I would also suggest that the term, used as it was in the article, referred to forcing people to participate in an event, not a building.
I probably picked a nit, though.
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