December 18, 2014 (Week 15)
→ Portrait of Milton c. 1629, National Portrait Gallery, London. Unknown artist (detail)
Paradise lost 失樂園 (by John Milton)
Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consisted of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse.
→ Title page of the first edition (1667)
Samson Agonistes (by John Milton)
Samson Agonistes (Greek for "Samson the agonist") is a tragic closet drama by John Milton. It appeared with the publication of Milton's Paradise Regain'd in 1671, as the title page of that volume states: "Paradise Regained / A Poem / In IV Books / To Which Is Added / Samson Agonistes". It is generally thought that Samson Agonistes was begun around the same time as Paradise Regained but was completed after the larger work, possibly very close to the date of publishing, but there is no agreement on this.
→ An etching of Samson destroying the temple, from an 1882 German Bible
Cain and Abel were, according to the Book of Genesis, two sons of Adam and Eve. Cain is described as a crop farmer and his younger brother Abel as a shepherd. Cain was the first human born and Abel was the first human to die. Cain committed the first murder by killing his brother.
→ Cain slaying Abel by Peter Paul Rubens
*Abel means "air" (空氣)
*Later in the narrative, God asked Cain, "Where is Abel thy brother?" Cain replied, "I know not: am I my brother's keeper?"
＊Bethlehem 伯利恆(耶穌降生地)
＊Term Explanation
Parable 寓言
A parable is a succinct, didactic story, in prose or verse, which illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles. It differs from a fable in that fables employ animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature as characters, whereas parables have human characters. A parable is a type of analogy.
Jesus knocking on the door of your heart (沒有門把) ↓
＊Crucifixion (n.) ①釘死於十字架 ②刑問 ③精神痛苦
Crucifixion is a form of slow and painful execution in which the victim is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross and left to hang until dead. It is principally known from antiquity, but remains in occasional use in some countries.
The crucifixion of Jesus is a central event in Christianity, and the crucifix is the main religious symbol for many churches.
Salome was the daughter of Herod II and Herodias. According to Flavius Josephus's Jewish Antiquities, Salome was first married to Philip the Tetrarch of Ituraea and Trakonitis. After Philip's death in 34 AD she married Aristobulus of Chalcis and became queen of Chalcis and Armenia Minor. They had three children. Three coins with portraits of Aristobulus and Salome have been found. Her name in Hebrew is שלומית (Shlomiẗ, pronounced [ʃlomiθ]) and is derived from the root word שָׁלוֹם (shalom), meaning "peace".
'I'll ride with you': Australians offer to ride home with Muslims on public transport to counter fears of backlash
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