Philippi

simile, and scene, serves to immerse readers into Lydia’s first-century life. I read the prologue like one might enjoy the first bite of a decadent cake, and in the same way it left me wanting more! The book opens in Thyatira (AD 25) and moves to Philippi where it concludes in the year 50 AD. It’s in Thyatira that a great deception takes place which really sets the story into motion. I confess I was neither taken in by Jason’s affections or duped by Dione’s scheming. This was due in part to how…

John Francis Wilson’s book, Caesarea Philippi, Banias, the Lost City of Pan, occurs as a fantastic reference for historical facts and pictures of Pan’s existence; which influenced the ancient city of Caesarea Philippi/Paneas, now existing as Banias. Predominately, this area of ancient Caesarea Philippi exists where Jesus and His disciple’s possible encountered Pan as he speaks of the ‘gates of hell’ (Matt 16:18), one…

reading, the ghost of Caesar arrives. The ghost says that he “shall see him again at Philippi”. Brutus 3 Ridley is terrified and responds, “Well; then I shall see thee again?”. The ghost responds, “Ay, at Philippi.” Brutus asks him why he would see him at Philippi, and the ghost disappears without answering his question. Brutus is afraid…

Chapter 2 of the book of Philippians which continues the letter to the Church at Philippi and is Apostle Paul’s call for their unity in Christ and how it will come through humility. It opens with the Apostle Paul posing questions to the members of the church at Philippi. “If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,” (Philippians 2:1). In these questions, Apostle Paul reminded the Philippians of how they were…

Since the death of Julius Caesar in Act III, the play has took a tremendous turn. All of Caesar so called "friends" turned against him because of what they thought was a corrupt ruler, in my opinion wasn 't the case. All the reasons why they thought Caesar was so horrible took a turn once they read his will. He left his money to the people and left all of his private areas around Rome, to be public for everyone to enjoy. Since the conspirators decision to kill Caesar, Rome has been in…

Scene 1 of Act 4 begins with Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus making a list of the men that are to be hunted down and killed as punishment for Caesar’s murder. The men they are writing down are not only people unrelated to the three men, but their kin as well. Next, Antony tells Lepidus to go fetch Caesar's will so the men can rework the will and change certain legacies. This is ironic because Antony just told the common people all these things that they would get from Caesar’s will and now it is…

Paul’s short epistle to the Philippians was in essence a thank you letter to a church in Philippi that he himself had established sometime during his second missionary journey (Acts 16:12). The tone of the epistle is apparent, Paul regards the Philippi church dear to his heart and it is also apparent that the church’s sentiments towards Paul are similar (Phil 1:7). The epistle is Paul’s response to the Philippi church where he takes the time to express his adoration and thanks them for gifts…

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, a play by William Shakespeare, in many ways follows the traditional form of a tragedy, including a tragic hero. Marcus Brutus, friend of Caesar turned lead conspirator and the true main character of the play, follows Shakespeare’s specific model for a tragic hero. The tragic hero is a traditional element in tragedies. A tragic hero can be defined as a person of noble birth who suffers a catastrophe. A tragic hero also has a tragic flaw, which is a personal…

the play to occur, as Brutus’ actions (supported by Cassius) start the events of acts 3-5. An example of this would be Brutus joining the conspirators’ (Act 1, Scene 2) assassination of Caesar (Act 3, Scene 1), causing the battle on the plains of Philippi (Act 5, all scenes).…

the ghost of Caesar appears before Brutus in his tent and warns Brutus that “[he] shal[l] see [him] at Philippi” (Julius Caesar 4.3.327). The ghost of Caesar frightens Brutus, causing his blood to go cold. He wants to talk more with Caesar’s ghost, but the ghost disappears. In search of more information, Brutus tells his servants Varrus and Claudio to order Cassius to lead his forces to Philippi. The supernatural abilities of the faeries affect the lovers in A Midsummer’s Night Dream.…