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davidmartin wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:24 am _____
OUCH, iclapshaw you might have a hidden talent to write Ben Stiller scripts!

There's something about Mary here after all it would seem.

They are referring to the first three letters of the inscription: ΧΜΓ , with a supralinear stroke. These three letters appear together like this in Byzantine Greek frequently. I can't tell from the photos whether the first letter (Χ) is clear enough or just predicted from the other two. Thanks for ...

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/01/1500-year-old-christ-born-of-mary-inscription-found-in-israel/150256 I can't see "Christ" or "Mary" there. Anyone an idea? Yeah, me neither. All I see is what looks like Mu Gama followed by TOV and OY on the next line. Poetic license maybe?

So abbreviation became second nature. In our courts there developed shorthand. In our streets there is slant which in essence codifies messaging (a single word conveys a paragraph of explanation). Nomina sacra are like this. A codified method of abbreviation. Standardisation of these abbreviations ...

I think we can't imagine a world where handwriting was the only way to communicate information over distance and time. Depends on your age. Travelling the world in the 70's involved sending and receiving handwritten letters through the "C/- post restaunt" in major cities. So abbreviation ...

DCHindley wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 7:04 pm

Peter Kirby wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 5:52 pm Is there something you find interesting about the quote? I think I might be missing some context.

This - might - be an allusion to member "ebion."

DCH

I think he likes him.

I kind of took Peter's comment about "might as well jerk off" as meaning "might as well beat around the bush <yes, pun intended> rather than achieve a goal." The idea is that jerking off is not as fulfilling as doing the deed for real. Of course, opinions on the validity of such...

Peter Kirby wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 6:05 pm

lclapshaw wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:29 am

Peter Kirby wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:47 am "or we can refuse to accept it and jerk off."

Maybe tone it down a little?

Sure, I should be better than that. I'm sorry.

I understand, we all have our days.

Do you know the difference between Attic Greek and Koine Greek? (PS: who is SA?) No. I'm sorry but I don't. That's why I was careful to say "according to SA". SA is what we abbreviate Secret Alias's online name as. I go even further and address him as Esse, which is a Mexican slang term f...