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The Literary Foundations of Early Christianity (opens the original)
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We now continue to the second part of our trilogy of articles devoted to the study of the philosophical foundations of the early Christian Church. In this brief history, we will examine how the early Christians used classical literary genres, rhetorical education (paideia), and textual methods to compose, argue, and defend their new faith. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VEHo!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstac
The Philosophical Foundations of Early Christianity (opens the original)
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Note from the Editor:I would like to welcome my Classics Tutor subscribers to Talaria Mercurii, a new journal named for the winged sandals of Mercury/Hermes, the messenger who moves between the manifest world and the hidden realms. Here, we will explore Western Esotericism, including Pythagorean, Platonic, Hermetic, and other currents that flowed from the ancient Mediterranean, through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, to us today. We are not departing from the study of Graeco-Roman antiquity
Salt of the Earth (opens the original)
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Today, we continue along the path that has brought us from the ancient histories of oil and grain, to the next Titan of the ancient pantry: salt. Read more
Bread of Life (opens the original)
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In the deepest, darkest corners of the archaic history of the Italian peninsula, there was no bread. Shocking, I know. Between the 8th and 6th centuries BCE, the Italic peoples, including the Etruscans, Latins, and Sabines, ate mostly puls, a porridge made of emmer wheat (far) and barley. Indeed, Pliny the Elder tells us:<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xoet!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.ama
The Archaeology of Anointing (opens the original)
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The role of oil, and specifically olive oil, can be traced from the earliest glimmers of civilization, straight toward the most sacred and solemn rituals of our era. What began as an agricultural necessity soon became the stuff of liturgy and legend. History illustrates that oil was never merely food or fuel, but an indispensable medium through which humanity intersects with the divine. Read more
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