Our OT book is hilarious. The author cracks me up. But don't be decieved! It is still highly educational. The book is called From Creation to the Cross by Albert H. Baylis. On page 135, he is talking about how Jesus totally disregards the clean/unclean laws in working his miracles. He was not upset that the unclean woman touched the hem of His garment, legally making Him unclean. "Jesus doesn't avoid contact with the dead either. He crashes funeral parties. This must have given the nitpickers a pause: Is a man unclean when he touches a dead body that becomes alive again?" I think it's funny to think of Jesus as crashing funeral parties. Though I guess it is true, though maybe a bit irreverently put. But it's an excellent book, I think. Baylis puts out a lot of different perspectives that I haven't thought of before. But I guess he is a Old Testament scholar, so that makes sense. =)
*Warning: The following story was hilarious to me, but will not be to you because you know not the prof, nor his character. Which I guess is kinda the same thing. But if you did know him, you would be rolling with laughter, just as I was.*
Our World Civ teacher had a bad day yesterday. It was review day (test on Tuesday!), so he was going to finish up the lecture from the week before. However, he had a two hour faculty meeting in the morning. He rushed home, grabbed his notebook, and hustled back to school- only to find he had grabbed his Russian history notebook, not World Civ. So he had to wing it, but that's ok: the lecture was shorter. =) After we got all that figured out, he picked up the marker, took off the lid, and prepared to write on the white board.
"Um, Janelle?" I whsipered. "Isn't that a highlighter? Or is it a pink white board marker?"
Janelle didn't here me. Oh well.
I continued watching Prof Dummer (Doo-mer) Would he use the highligher and stain the white board? Or would he figure out his mistake? Or was I mistaken, and it really was a white board markers? Oh, the suspense.
JUST as he was about to write... he looked down and spotted his mistake. (Cue: sigh of relief) He almost jumped back, he was so alarmed by his mistake. He hastily put the cap back on and then... (Cue: Collective gasp of suspense) threw it across the room!!!!!! Can I say that again: DUMMER THREW THE MARKER ACROSS THE ROOM!! Now you must understand; Dummer is a very laid back, calm man who does most everything very deliberately. For him to hastily put the cap on the marker and the THROW it across the room is totally not typical of him. But it was hilarious.
Well, sorry about the boring story. I guess you had to be there. But now I'm going to dinner- I'm starved. Have a good evening, all!!
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I thought your story was entertaining! Poor guy.
"Is a man unclean when he touches a dead body that becomes alive again?" that's a good question! I have thought about that, but haven't been able to come up with a solid answer!
Poor instructor! The day sure exceeded his limit! About here is where the "Natural Calming Ingredients in Ketchup" spoof would begin - IF you're an occasional Prairie Home Companion listener.
~ Beck's Mom ~
Sadly, I am not a Prairie Home Companion listener. I have heard a few episodes, but it was quite a few years ago.
And I am SO SORRY about my spelling errors- I just caught it, and was extremely irritated by it. (It annoys me half to death when people mix up here/hear and there/their/they're and scratch/itch and we're/were etc etc.)
Anyway, CORRECTIONS: "Hear," not "here." And in "...and it really was a white board markers," "Marker" should be singular. What is WRONG with me??? =)
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