Re: Second Session on Esther #esther
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Mandy
开云体育Hi there Ray and fellow students as always thank you Ray for a thought provoking class, you said? some scholars wondered why this book was included in? the? Bible as there is no reference to God. Does this mean that all the books of the Bible
were written independently and someone???? decided to join all these books in one book being the Bible.If so there could be other interesting books not included. Take care everyone Mandy?
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From: "Ray via groups.io" <ray.sarlin@...>
Date: 20/8/20 12:45 pm (GMT+10:00)
Subject: [b4uc] Disconnect of Second Session on Esther #Esther
G'day all,
That was very strange having Zoom kick me out when I mentioned Marco Polo.?
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?I don't know whether it was an electronics glitch or an algorithm disconnect.My point was that "The?Adventures of Marco Polo" provides rare insight into the Asia of Kublai Khan in the 13th century
(1271-1295) and describes a very different world than the one that Westerners knew then or know now. The book of Esther brings to mind some of his vivid descriptions of the many cultures that he experienced.
Fortunately, we had already finished through Chapter 8, which was actually a chapter further than I had planned.? I do apologise for the abrupt ending, but nearly all of you had (wisely) hung up by the time that
I was able to re-enter the session.
Some of you may have questions about this exciting tale.? As always, I'm more than happy to receive your input either by reply to this email or privately.
See you next week to finish the story and do some analysis.
Blessings,
Ray
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