Many try to make something of the fact that when Paul refers to the couple he usually places her name first—unusual for the time. We’d be better off noting that they are never mentioned separately.
Take Up Your Cross
We meet the hero of Deep Calling Deep, the historical figure Praetorian Prefect Sextus Burrus, as he is questioning the brutality of Rome. Crucifixion was used throughout Rome’s history as more than a form of execution. It was torture, plain and simple. There are a plethora of places to read about the specifics of this particularly horrible death. Suffice it …
A Funny Thing Happened …
You find the strangest things while researching. I swear I am only trying to find out if they have peaches in the summer or some such innocuous question, but I end up on these sites that proclaim the most ridiculous theories. The Greenland Theory I ran across this mind-bending bit of illogic the other day. It’s the brainchild of David Chase Taylor, …
Paul’s Top Ten
Deep Calling Deep takes place while Paul was under house arrest in Rome. He was confined to rented quarters for two years. But he was not alone—and I’m not talking about the guard that was chained to him 24/7. The letters he wrote during this time mention at least ten people who spent some time with him in his prison-home. …
Ten Things Almost Every Movie About Rome Gets Wrong
Hollywood loves Ancient Rome. Who doesn’t? It would be hard to find a greater source of pomp, brutality, action, and personality than Rome. But apparently, sometimes Hollywood feels the need to embellish—leading to lots of myths, misconceptions and just plain errors that are often taken as fact. I give you ten. First, my pet peeve: Roman men did not fight …
Friends, Romans Countrymen … I Already Have Your Ears
You’re more Roman than you know. There are so many Latin words and phrases that have survived the last 2,000 years that it would be almost impossible for a day to go by without your using at least one. Some of our modern measurement concepts were originally Roman. Mile: from the Latin mille passum, which literally translated into “a thousand paces.” Each …