tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561021949330808781.post5421899307781923922..comments2024-01-09T23:20:33.373-08:00Comments on Ancient Tides: Rare Medieval Manuscripts Going OnlineGregory LeFeverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872137290650811690noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561021949330808781.post-78504507540078210952008-10-23T08:03:00.000-07:002008-10-23T08:03:00.000-07:00That is a marvelous interpretation, Gregory and it...That is a marvelous interpretation, Gregory and it seems as though it's right on the mark.<BR/><BR/>The Stiftsbibliothek is wonderful! Thank you for pointing it out. Such a researcher you are!Christine LeFeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971410381637962290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561021949330808781.post-23899108784822988722008-10-19T16:30:00.000-07:002008-10-19T16:30:00.000-07:00Red Eyes: Thanks for visiting my blog. As for corr...Red Eyes: Thanks for visiting my blog. As for correlating globalization with the Tower of Babel, I see many potential symbolic links. To name a few:<BR/><BR/>1. The tower was an attempt to manifest globalization, with all peoples speaking the same language, same currency, same infrastructure, etc.<BR/><BR/>2. The tower was an act of unification of all the peoples who had journeyed to Babylon (historically just south of Baghdad), much like the European Union, the economic interdependencies of today's world, the social and political sameness that technology is producing, etc.<BR/><BR/>3. The builders wanted to "make a name for themselves," according to Genesis.<BR/><BR/>It's this third (of many others) possibility that intrigues me most. According to the Biblical account, the tower's builders decided they wanted to honor themselves and their nations with this tower "with its top in the heavens," instead of honoring their God. <BR/><BR/>I prefer to interpret it that they built their tower as a monument to earthly accomplishment, while putting aside the spiritual implications of their accomplishments. (My emphasis is on "spiritual" and not "God.")<BR/><BR/>So, they constructed an impressive monolith that lacked higher purpose, thus everything fell apart and "the people were scattered." The people lost their ability to easily communicate or relate to one another, and their infrastructure was made a shambles - all because the motive was material oneness, but not spiritual.<BR/><BR/>That may be more than you were asking for, but that's my take on the Tower of Babel story, at least in terms of globalization. <BR/><BR/>We need to keep ourselves spiritually sound, first and foremost.Gregory LeFeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872137290650811690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561021949330808781.post-58423581214800169372008-10-19T12:52:00.000-07:002008-10-19T12:52:00.000-07:00Hello, this is my first time here and I'm looking ...Hello, this is my first time here and I'm looking forward to returning. I hope you will find the time for a counter visit so we can stay connected. I find your blog very interesting and would like to follow it. I also see we share some interests i.e. I see one of your favourite movies is babel, did you like the story, what do you think about it in the way GLOBALISATION is linked to the tower of babel??https://www.blogger.com/profile/01992276117548193938noreply@blogger.com