@latinedisce The engraving is an intricate intellectual attempt to merge Christian theology with Jewish mysticism and alchemy, but it posed a grave spiritual danger to Christians by risking the practice of heretical magic through the misuse of sacred Hebrew divine names.
“Ora, é difícil haver quem morra por um justo, ainda que alguém se resolva, talvez, a morrer por um homem de bem. Mas Deus manifesta a sua caridade para conosco, porque, quando ainda éramos pecadores, Cristo morreu por nós.”
— Epístola aos Romanos V, 7-8
@PetriOP By matching her faith, Jesus is allowing her to reach across time, grab the final, perfected reality of the End of Days, where all demonic chaos is obliterated and all creation is healed, and yank it backward into her broken, messy present.
@PetriOP And phenomenal display of both spiritual depth and sharp wit. The text shows a meeting of minds, not just a desperate plea. Jesus essentially sets up a theological and linguistic riddle, and instead of taking offense or shutting down, she solves it brilliantly.
@QcWynter Cat politics😸my elderly lady cat 'vibes' in the adjoining hedge with my neighbours young cat, the minute he jumps down to go in his house my cat hits him!