Codex

Even within the non-denominational church I grew up in, God was characterized in several ways. God is omniscient, all powerful, and mighty, but he is also kind, loving, and fatherly. He is the king of kings and also the rest for the weary. He is a mighty storm and a peaceful river. This marked difference in characterizations led me to seek counsel from the UChicago chapter of InterVarsity staff this past autumn quarter, when an opportunity to meet one-on-one arose. How can God have all of these…

Some of the earliest double entendres are found in the Exeter Book, or Codex exoniensis, at Exeter Cathedral in England. The book was copied around 975 AD. In addition to the various poems and stories found in the book, there are also numerous riddles. The Anglo-Saxons did not reveal the answers to the riddles, but they have been answered by scholars over the years. Some riddles were double-entendres, such as Riddle 25 ("I am a wondrous creature: to women a thing of joyful expectation, to…

Additionally, Rebecca Flemming writes how it was very much the norm for pagans to sell their own family members into the practice. Furthermore, while going through a Roman criminal law papyrus codex J.G. Keenan discovers a case in Alexandria, in which Diodemos, an Alexandrian Senate, killed a young woman for whatever reason, the papyrus does not list the reason. After Zephyrios jailed Diodemos , Theodora, the mother who sought reparations gave…

In the late post-classic period of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, the Aztec empire proved to be the largest and most advanced civilization in the region. Until its fall in 1521, the Aztec world was centered at the city of Tenochtitlan and grew to include an estimated 11 million people (Coe and Koontz 235). Warfare was an integral part of Aztec culture, as were religious rituals, which often included sacrifice of some kind. The Effigy Mask of Coyolxauhqui, on show at the Getty Museum Exhibition,…

In the documentary Cracking the Maya Code, we follow the process of how the glyphs were deciphered by a team of archaeologists, artists, adventurers, and linguistists. The reason why nobody could understand the glyphs stemmed in the 16th century when the Spanish Inquisition came to the “New World”. Diego De Landa played a major role in the destruction of the Maya code, his mission was to convert the Mayan to Catholicism. However, he saw them as “devil worshipers” as they believe in making…

transmitter through which and to which Catholics pray”, (Gaspar and López, 52). Also, the image of La Virgin de Guadalupe stands as a codex used in the society. Several members of the religious faith demonstrate the presence and existence of the faithful as of high and greatest significant position. Several writers and authors from China recognized the revolutionary and Codex position of La Virgin de Guadalupe and the particular contribution of the saint in the spiritual life. The author argues…

Perhaps, no other medium has had such a prodigious impact on the recollection of history and societal structure and formulation than writing. When it was first introduced, it was clear that people could grasp its value, thus they took the necessary steps to grind through the process of developing it into a usable mechanism upon which to benefit their livelihood. In essence, writing was the catalyst that caused normal people groups to not only become civilizations with laws and governance, but…

DM and GalA content were determined according to the method reported by Aina et al., [32] and Food Chemical Codex 1996 [33]. 0.1g of pectin was weighed into a 250 mL conical flask, then wetted with 5mL ethanol. 100mLof deionized water was added, then six drops of phenolphthalein (0.1% in ethanol) indicator to each sample. Pectin dispersions were stirred until it was fully dissolved, thereafter, the solution was titrated slowly with 0.1N NaOH until the colour of the indicator just changed to…

Beowulf is an epic poem by an unknown author, written in England between the eighth and eleventh centuries and whose deeds take place in the lands of Denmark and Sweden. His 3182 verses were found for the first time in Nowel codex, a manuscript of the eleventh century, but later the work was renamed as the main protagonist, Beowulf. The manuscript and the poem are considered national treasures British despite the fact that the story is about a Scandinavian hero who fights monsters in Denmark.…

sacrifices is shown. The caption explains, “.Motecuhzoma and Chihuacoatl began to sacrifice them, slicing open their chests and extracting their hearts. First, they raised the hearts to the sun, then they threw them into the shrine before the gods.” (Codex Mendoza). These ceremonies often last half of the day. The people did not balk at the sight of the sacrifice but thought of it as an honor to be sacrificed, as they would be serving their gods. Based on this, the Aztecs should be remembered…