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Kingship II… Stuart France

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … “We are talking ‘Divine Kingship’ here, are we not?” asks Wen. “Possibly… Possibly, not. It is not exactly clear is it? One thing is apparent though.” “Oh yes?” “At this juncture in time the institution was already ancient.” … Continue reading →

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Scribes II… Stuart France

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … “When in doubt,” smiles Wen, producing a battered copy of Longmans from the murky depths of her shoulder bag, and, rather too conspicuously, for my liking, clearing her throat… Sure enough, this unwarranted live event has now started … Continue reading →

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Creation II… Stuart France

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … “We find the information on this board to be, ever so slightly, uncomfortable.” “It’s slave mentality.” “And it’s metallic mind.” “’The blood of the slain God’ is, perhaps, most perplexing.” “It might be more than that if the … Continue reading →

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On Philosophy… Stuart France

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* It is clear that every ‘great philosophy’ is, no more and no less than, the confession of its author. To explain how a philosophy’s highest flung claims have been derived, therefore, we need only ask, ‘what really makes its … Continue reading →

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Deluge! II… Stuart France

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … Wen and I are still in the British Museum mulling over one of the information boards… “We don’t normally hold with ‘establishment views’ but this one’s not bad.” “There seems to be a conflation of ‘Sages’ with ‘Gods’.” … Continue reading →

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Kingship … Stuart France

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Kingship was the only form of government in Ancient Mesopotamia. It was ordained by the Gods for the guidance and prosperity of people and cities, to maintain order and to protect the wealth in society. Among the kingly duties … Continue reading →

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Scribes… Stuart France

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* With the advent of cuneiform, the Oral Tradition continued to develop alongside ‘written literature’, but the primary purpose of recording stories in writing was not necessarily to supply individual readers with a coherent or connected account of ‘historical’ events. … Continue reading →

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Deluge!… Stuart France

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Various stories relating a catastrophic flood are told by classical authors. These flood stories may derive from a single Mesopotamian original used in travellers tales for over two thousand years along the great caravan routes of Western Asia. In … Continue reading →

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The Incomparable Comper III… Stuart France

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … “The Veronica?” “It is one of the ‘Stations of the Cross’. One of Christ’s female adherents approaches her Lord and wipes the sweat from his face as he struggles to Calvary under the back breaking load of the … Continue reading →

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The Incomparable Comper II… Stuart France

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … “And for a long time that is all we had.” “That, and the Green light of the Lady Chapel.” “That, and the Gold-Green light of the Lady Chapel.” “And, when that is all you’ve got you tend to … Continue reading →