“Even the standard example of ancient nonsense - the debate about angels on pinheads - makes sense once you realize that theologians were not discussing whether five or eighteen would fit, but whether a pin could house a finite or an infinite number.” HouseRealizingNumbersFiveExampleFitStandardsAngelInfiniteAncientDebateMake SenseNonsenseFiniteTheologianPinsEighteenDiscussing Book:The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History Source: The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History
“Fit men walking around and bathing, it would be just like being in Ancient Rome [on a footballers dressing room” MenWould BeRoomsFitWalkingAncientRomeDressingsFootballerBathingDressing RoomsAncient Rome Author:John Barrowman
“From my student days I found him a compelling and fascinating, though often puzzling, figure. It's a lifelong fascination now and I don't expect that to stop! His vision of God, God's faithfulness, God's purposes and so on is so much bigger and richer than almost any subsequent Christian thinker has ever managed. In addition, I have always loved ancient history, especially the history of the early Roman empire, and of course Paul fits right into that.” ChristianPurposeCoursesFoundVisionFiguresStudentsFitBiggerAncientFascinatingEmpiresThinkerCompellingFaithfulnessFascinationLifelongRoman EmpirePuzzlingAncient HistoryGod's Faithfulness Author:N. T. Wright