The Wandering Heretic

Even so, after I received the boxed set of slides, I set them aside, planning to show them to my children at some later point. That viewing was probably scheduled two days beyond Telliard de Chardin’s Omega point. The slides sat untouched in my basement for several years. I figured what was boring then would be boring now.

Now my father is dying of cancer. What was boring then is now precious and beyond value.

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With great excitement, they found the King’s palace, knocked on the door and got admitted to Herod’s presence. Then to his face, they asked the present ruling king, “Where is he that is born King of the Judeans? For we saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.” Herod must have answered, “New King? There is no New King in Judea! I am the King of Judea! I am not going anywhere!”

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Update details to Context Group Version as of 12/15/05

Very bad joke!

There is a curious ethnic or national twist in this passage. The first century world was not the pluralistic environment we are used to in 21st century American culture. In fact, pluralism is still rather unusual in most of the world that still retains some of the more ancient ways.

The joke is a play on words with the “Walkman” radio. For those who don’t remember or never knew, the “Walkman” was my generation’s iPod. Maybe if I wanted to update this I would call it the “HiPod” MP3 player or something like that. I understand, though, that Sony is trying to update the “Walkman” [...]

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Part of the problem with this passage is how to classify the visitors. They are variously presented as “Kings,” “Wise-men,” “Magi,” or “Astrologers.” The actual Greek word is “magos” (singular) or “magi” (plural). The same Greek word is used in the singular in Acts 13 for Barjesus the “sorcerer.” For reasons of consistency, “Astrologer(s)” seems to fit better in both contexts.

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