What is the third gift of kings?
- The Magi gave three gifts to the newborn Jesus: gold, frankincense and myrrh. We are clear about what the first two are. And the other one? Mirra is an aromatic resin, the sweat of the tree Commiphora myrrha, which grows naturally in northeastern Africa, Arabia and Turkey. Its taste is very bitter, but in ancient times it was a precious article, as it was used for perfumes and ointments. This substance has many healing properties that were used against scratching, dysentery and parasites. And, as Diskorides collected it in Medical Matter in the 1st century, it is also an abortion. Did the Magi want to send the new parents a subliminal message?
“And Christmas, and Christmas: zelofan, silver paper. On the occasion of Christmas / With the arrival of Christmas / With Christmas / With mood and noise”. Chorus and first verse of a Christmas song by Bitoriano Gandiaga, performed by Pello Zabala. Extracted from the Christmas... [+]
It is not a good entry, it is true, but I am sick, sick and angry, I cannot accept what is happening to us over and over again, because it is not the problem of others, but ours. It is true that this is not the first time I have been looking forward to this issue, but... [+]
Youth joke. The apostles on the boat see Jesus walking near the surface of the water. Peter, imitating the Master, goes to the water, but sinks. Then Jesus is angry: "The txotx, walking on rocks, because I am fascinated by the miracle."
I've heard a lot of similar, sometimes quite... [+]
Software engineer Tom Anderson has analyzed the Bible and the Quran through the Odin Text text analysis software developed by himself. Anderson wanted to know which of the two cases of violence and cruelty are most evident, and the result is that the Bible defeats the Quran in... [+]