Note also that in the only gospel where the whip is mentioned, the construction of the weapon is premeditated. He didn’t just grab some leather strips off a table and start swinging; the action in John 2:15 starts specifically when he has made a φραγέλλιον, phrageillon in Greek, more famous in Latin as the flagellum.
φραγέλλιον phragéllion, frag-el'-le-on … a whip, i.e. Roman lash as a public punishment:—scourge. source
A different Greek word is used for ‘whip’ elsewhere in the New Testament; this one only occurs here in John, and in Matthew and Mark to describe the particularly Roman whipping Jesus receives later on.
Anyway, a flagellum is basically a cat o’ nine tails, and has either a braided leather handle or a heavy stick attached to cords with knots. Making one takes a while, and one worth using to drive out the cattle is going to take some chunks out of a moneychanger. Fancy Roman flagella that feature later on in the scripture had hooks and chains, and were sometimes gladiatorial weapons. Castlevania shit.
This has been your regularly scheduled moment of the dad from My Big Fat Greek Wedding. There you go.
Pashinyan fucked that chance up soundly, Azerbaijan is likely to get everything they want and face limited consequences. His dithering and mistakes were a masterclass in serving your entire ass up on a platter. Here’s a foreign policy article studying it: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14683857.2022.2111111
It’s probably for the best, frothing milk in a French press inside a white-void kitchen isn’t an appropriate situation for a youngster. They need Jurassic Park style brushed steel counters with terrifying steam-belching hundred pound commercial espresso machines
Does that mean we’re finally getting the Obamacare death panels she promised?! Time to grow some mutton chops and rain hell on Dixie, those insurance premiums are going DOWN
The turtle isn’t allowed on the worksite without certification on donning procedures and a fit test within the past year. Supervisor must examine all documents and seals carefully before entry as, again, the turtle cannot be trusted.
Hatching with a shell is no excuse for neglect of PPE. Disregard for worksite safety guidelines fosters a cult of toxic masculinity that leads to workplace injury.
Any stories of wine in Asturias? The wines of cool-climate neighbors in Galicia and País Vasco get well-deserved acclaim, and Rioja sits nearby and prints money; do you know of any brilliant vintners in Asturias doing fascinating things?
Please also feel free to discard that question if you prefer to discuss Asturian cider and beer!
It is a great shame that the influence of Judaism and Christianity didn’t permanently instill Western society to maintain a robust concept of usury.