Luke’s gospel is heavily designed around Jesus’ portrayal as both a Messianic prophet (White, 331), as well as a Martyred Sage. The reworking and repositioning of the sinful women’s anointing exemplifies this, in that Luke arranges the story to fall closely after the Sermon on the Plain- epitomizing or narrating much of the overall message… Continue reading →
Reading the first few chapter of the Gospel of Luke is quite interesting, especially when compared to the other Synoptic gospels. Luke uniquely alternates between talking about the birth, upbringing, and life of John the Baptist to that of Jesus. As White describes, the author of Luke begins his Gospel by depicting what could be… Continue reading →
The image of Isis, as gathered according to Lucius’ prayer and Isis’ response, is depicted as extravagant beyond compare. Lucius, in fact, doubts his own ability to even describe Isis’ magnificence when she first appears to him in a dream. Even in spite of this, Isis is nevertheless portrayed as a wonderfully adorned, all powerful,… Continue reading →
