tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15459605.post112921995231870283..comments2023-09-30T05:29:18.092-10:00Comments on MC in the Midnight Kitchen: The Invasion of EphesusUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15459605.post-1129306100290264122005-10-14T06:08:00.000-10:002005-10-14T06:08:00.000-10:00My bad. Tax collector sounded so much more villai...My bad. Tax collector sounded so much more villainous, too. <BR/><BR/>Today he would have chosen some hick or redneck from the deepest sticks. One thing that struck me was how grand the Roman and Greek cities really were. Ephesus had 250,000 resıdents, streets paved wıth marble and lit with torches, central heatıng, a sewer system, and multiple theaters and gymnasiums. Galilee had fish, and apparently tent makers. I don't know that our catechism really captures how awesome the contrast was - dirt poor peasants taking on the gods of an empire.MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120656083450457056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15459605.post-1129254056120971152005-10-13T15:40:00.000-10:002005-10-13T15:40:00.000-10:00A tent maker, babe. "The Missionary formerly know...A tent maker, babe. "The Missionary formerly known as Saul of Tarsus" made tents - doubtless some of which he sold to intrepid tourists some 2,000 years before Cem and Lily got their act into gear.<BR/><BR/>(St Matthew was the tax collector.)<BR/><BR/>Do you think if He had chosen the present time to become incarnate of the BVM, He would have picked used car salesmen and real estate agents as His reps instead???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com