tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457440.post7335699562015264301..comments2023-08-04T10:42:00.506-07:00Comments on Stranger Things Have Happened: Blood and SpicesDave Nicholshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00875499379638850312noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457440.post-13065695299631373502013-02-04T07:57:17.697-08:002013-02-04T07:57:17.697-08:00At least the Assyrians have answered that age-old ...At least the Assyrians have answered that age-old question: "Which came first, the sesame or the sesame seed?"Dave Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875499379638850312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457440.post-44703298517622770542013-02-03T10:51:16.512-08:002013-02-03T10:51:16.512-08:00In Song of Songs, the beloved is compared to spice...In Song of Songs, the beloved is compared to spices, along with other material splendors like gold and silver. "Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices" are the beloved's garden.<br />The Assyrian gods drank wine of sesame seeds before they created the world (so where do those seeds come from?) The Akkadian word is šamaššammi,("sun-oil").A. Studenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939025836570856434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22457440.post-68685082589167774292013-02-02T22:20:45.938-08:002013-02-02T22:20:45.938-08:00What an odd adaptation of "Jane Eyre."
...What an odd adaptation of "Jane Eyre."<br /><br />Seriously, my Valentine's Day just got very romantic!A. Studenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939025836570856434noreply@blogger.com