ΚΑΤΑ ΙΩΝΝΗΝ: Gospel of John in Koine
Bible. New Testament. Greek.
Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.)
Koinē (Greek language)
Religious literature, Greek (Hellenistic)
This artifact is an audio recording of Christopher Proctor demonstrating the sound of the Greek language as it was used during the Hellenistic Period. This late form of Ancient Greek is known as Koine, or, Common Greek, and was the language in which the Christian New Testament was written in the first-century CE. The demonstration includes the first five lines of the first chapter of the Gospel of John. While studying in Greece in 2007, one of the main lessons learned was that translation often betray original meaning, and only when works are read in their original languages can a truer understanding develop. In this case, the first five lines of John could actually contradict the Christian belief in the Trinity.
Proctor, Christopher
16-April-2017
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Koinē (Greek language)
Sound
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The Rape of Persephone
Lekythos
Pottery, Greek
Hades (Greek deity)
Persephone (Greek deity)
This video depicts a funerary lekythos, a vessel used to offer wine and olive oil to the deceased. Lekythoi are similar to other amphorae, but their main distinguishing characteristic was the alabaster color of the vessels surface. This artifact is an exact replica of a lekythos dating to the Classical Era (480 BCE - 323 BCE), and the original is currently housed in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. The scene is a depiction of Hades abducting his niece, Persephone, in order to make her his bride in the underworld. The cultic practices associated with this story were central to the mystery initiations held at Eleusis in honor of Demeter and Persephone.
Proctor, Christopher
16-April-2017
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English
Moving Image
CG0043
Attikē (Greece)
480 BCE - 323 BCE
Horologion Aerides: Tower of the Winds Boreas Detail (Athens, Greece)
Tower of the Winds (Athens, Greece)
Horologion of Andronicus of Cyrrhus (Athens, Greece)
Boreas (Greek deity)
Athens (Greece)
Roman Forum (Athens, Greece)
Greek relief (Sculpture)
The Horologion Aerides, or, The Tower of the Winds was built by the Macedonian scholar, Andronicus of Cyrrhus, in 50 BCE. The structure acted as one of the central timepieces (i.e. a water-clock) for Athens in the first century BCE. It was constructed in the heart of the forum built by the Romans after their conquest and subsequent control of mainland Greece. The tower gets its name from the bas-relief sculptures circling its highest point, which depict the personified deities of the winds.
This photograph depicts the bas-relief sculpture of Boreas, the Greek personification of the North Wind.
Proctor, Christopher
08-June-2007
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Attikē (Greece)
50 BCE - Present
Horologion Aerides: Tower of the Winds
Tower of the Winds (Athens, Greece)
Horologion of Andronicus of Cyrrhus (Athens, Greece)
Athens (Greece)
Roman Forum (Athens, Greece)
This photograph depicts the Horologion Aerides, or, The Tower of the Winds. Built by the Macedonian scholar, Andronicus of Cyrrhus, in 50 BCE, the structure acted as one of the central timepieces (i.e. a water-clock) for Athens in the first century BCE. It was constructed in the heart of the forum built by the Romans after their conquest and subsequent control of mainland Greece. The tower gets its name from the bas-relief sculptures circling its highest point, which depict the personified deities of the winds.
Proctor, Christopher
08-June-2007
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CG0040
Attikē (Greece)
50 BCE - Present
Olympieion: Temple of Olympian Zeus Corinthian Column Detail (Athens, Greece)
Olympieion (Athens, Greece)
Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens, Greece)
Zeus (Greek deity)
Temples, Greek--Greece
Ancient Greek religion
Athens (Greece)
Pisistratus, 605 B.C.?-528 B.C. or 527 B.C.
This photograph depicts a detail view of the remaining columns of a megalithic temple dedicated to Zeus as the King of the Olympians. Located not far from the base of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, construction on this temple began in 520 BCE under the rule of the Pisistratid Tyranny. The massive project, however, would not be completed for another six centuries under the auspices of the Roman Emperor, Hadrian. The temple was mostly destroyed in 267 CE when Germanic invaders demolished cities of the Greek mainland.
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08-June-2007
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Attikē (Greece)
520 BCE - 267 CE
Olympieion: Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens, Greece)
Olympieion (Athens, Greece)
Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens, Greece)
Zeus (Greek deity)
Temples, Greek--Greece
Ancient Greek religion
Athens (Greece)
Pisistratus, 605 B.C.?-528 B.C. or 527 B.C.
This photograph depicts the remaining columns and base of a megalithic temple dedicated to Zeus as the King of the Olympians. Located not far from the base of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, construction on this temple began in 520 BCE under the rule of the Pisistratid Tyranny. The massive project, however, would not be completed for another six centuries under the auspices of the Roman Emperor, Hadrian. The temple was mostly destroyed in 267 CE when Germanic invaders demolished cities of the Greek mainland.
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08-June-2007
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Attikē (Greece)
520 BCE - 267 CE
Straights of Salamis
Salamis Island (Greece)
Salamis, Battle of, Greece, 480 B.C
Greece--History--Persian Wars, 500-449 B.C
Themistocles
This photograph of the Straights of Salamis was taken from Piraeus, Greece. The Straights of Salamis was the site of the famous navel battle between a loose confederation of ancient Greek city-states (commanded by the Athenian, Themistocles) and the fleets of the Persian Empire. Taking place in the same year (i.e. 480 BCE) Xerxes invaded the Greek mainland with his vast army, the Battle of Salamis proved to be a decisive victory for the confederate forces of the Greeks.
Proctor, Christopher
03-June-2007
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Attikē (Greece)
Classical Greece
490 BCE - 479 BCE
Telesterion: Temple of Demeter and Persephone (Eleusis, Greece)
Sanctuary of Demeter (Eleusis, Greece)
Eleusinian mysteries
Eleusis (Greece)
Temples, Greek--Greece
Demeter (Greek deity)
Ancient Greek religion
Homeric hymn to Demeter
Persephone (Greek deity)
This photograph depicts the Telesterion, the ancient temple dedicated to the goddesses Demeter and Persephone. Located in Eleusis, Greece, the Telesterion was home to one of the most popular Mystery Cults of the ancient Greco-Roman world: i.e. the Eleusinian Mysteries. The myth associated with the Eleusinian Mysteries is recorded in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, which is an etiological myth describing the reason for the four seasons. In sum, Demeter's daughter, Persephone, was abducted by the god of the underworld, Hades. Refusing to let the young goddess return to her mother, Demeter - the goddess responsible for the growing of grains and other dry plants - refused to allow plants to grow. Zeus, the father of Persephone, convinced his brother, Hades, to return the girl to her mother for two-thirds of the year, and it was believed Persephone emerged from the underworld in Eleusis.
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03-June-2007
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Attikē (Greece)
1500 BCE – 396 CE
Kallichoron: Well of Demeter (Eleusis, Greece)
Sanctuary of Demeter (Eleusis, Greece)
Eleusinian mysteries
Ancient Greek religion
Homeric hymn to Demeter
Demeter (Greek deity)
Persephone (Greek deity)
Hades (Greek deity)
Classical Greece
This photograph depicts the Kallichoron, or, the Well Around Which to Dance. According to the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, this well, located in Eleusis, Greece, is the spot where Demeter stopped to rest and weep after the abduction of her daughter, Persephone, by the god of the underworld, Hades. During the Eleusinian Mysteries, one of the most important and popular mystery cults from the Greco-Roman world, initiates would dance around this well in honor of the goddesses, ultimately giving it its name.
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03-June-2007
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Attikē (Greece)
1500 BCE – 396 CE
Ploutonion: Temple of Hades (Eleusis, Greece)
Persephone and Hades
Eleusinian mysteries
Ancient Greek religion
Temples, Greek--Greece
Hades (Greek deity)
Classical Greece
Homeric hymn to Demeter
This photograph shows the ruins of the Ploutonion, a temple dedicated to the god of the underworld, Hades. Classical beliefs prevented the Greeks from referring to Hades by his proper name, so the alias, "Pluto," meaning "Wealth," was used in its stead. The temple was built into the recesses of the cave where it was believed Persephone descended to and ascended from the underworld every year. In this sense, this small cave at Eleusis was believed to be the entrance to the underworld.
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03-June-2007
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Attikē (Greece)
1500 BCE – 396 CE