This morning we had a plenary lecture, 9-12:30 with a ten minute break at 10. Mr. Professor Lipscomb was lecturing on the beginnings of Judeo-Christianity, so we started with polytheism and the ancient near east, then moved on to Abram in Ur and Haran. It was a fascinating lecture, although it was long, and I don't regret them at all. At the same time, if we had them every day . . . that would be a lot! We had good news today - next Monday we will be taking a day trip to Bath! We will leave at about 7:30 in the morning, and not return until late. I am really looking forward to it! We will also be going to Canterbury in a couple weeks, and most likely staying overnight. Yay for traveling around!
Here are some pictures from today's trip to the British Museum:
This is a tablet of real cuneiform writing - I was amazed. Mr. Prof. told us that the average language in those times had about 800 symbols used for writing.
This is a modern reproduction of a slingshot, with the stones that were used in the background. They are bigger than golf balls, if that helps give size comparison!
This lovely piece of art is early Christian - it shows the 'x' and 'p' signs, which are the first two sounds of the name of Christ. Also shown are the letters 'a' and 'w', which are alpha and omega - also representing the name of Christ. I particularly liked this one, since it was so intricate.
Well, enough of today - tomorrow we have colloquy on Genesis 1-11, I Samuel 16-I Kings 2, Job 1-2 and 38-42, and the book of Amos. It should be very interesting! Another wonderful day in London town . . . GStQ
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