φύσις κρύπτεσθαι φιλεῖ
If you recall, this project began with an epilogue for very particular reasons which are outlined in that article. Now we find ourselves at the end of this first section and as we prepare to proceed we do so with a prologue. Before jumping into it, I want to take a moment here and discuss…
In the Catholic liturgy, during the Penitential Act at the start of mass, a prayer is read called the Confiteor (“I Confess”). In that prayer is the line peccavi nimis cogitatione, verbo et opere which means “I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word and deed.” I have sinned. We are all sinners. But…this leaves a question. What is sin?…
Here we are on the other side of the fall, in the world, in history and forced to deal with our vulnerability, frailty, mortality and weaknesses — in short, the human condition. There are seven recognized master-motifs, recurring thematic threads that permeate the entire plot, to the biblical library. These have been outlined quite nicely…