“Unwound My Wounded Soul”: An Epigram on the Crucifixion
It’s Monday, and I have a new epigram to share. Last time, we had a version of Greek Anthology 1.53 on the Passover. This time, I present to you Greek…
It’s Monday, and I have a new epigram to share. Last time, we had a version of Greek Anthology 1.53 on the Passover. This time, I present to you Greek…
Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us. 1 Corinthians 5:7 (KJV)…
This past Sunday was Palm Sunday. Don’t worry; there’s a poem for that. We once again return to Book 1 of The Greek Anthology. Poem 1.52 is a two-line epigram…
Been a while; new poem today. In this post, I translate Greek Anthology 1.77, on 1 Kings 17, in which Elijah is fed by the widow. For anyone who heard…
Back with another new poem, this time Greek Anthology 1.43. The previous poem dealt with the magi coming from the East; this one is on the Massacre of the Holy…
Posting has been somewhat sporadic of late–for which, my apologies. But I have another Greek epigram for you, the forty-first from Book 1 of the Greek Anthology. This one is…
This week we’re looking at another two-line epigram in elegiacs from Book 1 of the Greek Anthology. The titulus tells us it is about “the shepherds and the angels” praising…
We’re back with another Christian epigram from Book 1 of the Greek Anthology. This poem (Greek Anthology 1.38), like last week’s, is on the birth of Christ. Also, like last…
St. Philip’s Day was two days ago, and I posted a translation of Theodore Beza’s poem in honor of Melanchthon. Today, St. Martin’s Day, I give you another–a poem by…
It’s Monday, and we’re back with another poem from Book 1 of the Greek Anthology. This week’s poem, Greek Anthology 1.37, is a two line epigram consisting of a single…
