Bartimaeus: another thought

This coming Sunday is the 30th Sunday. An interesting bit of background come from Dan Clendenin at Journey with Jesus


If “Timaeus” sounds vaguely familiar, you might be channeling your college introduction to philosophy class.  Timaeus is the title of Plato’s most famous dialogue and the name of its narrator.  In the Timaeus and elsewhere, Plato famously contrasts “seeing” the mere physical world while being “blind” to Eternal Truths.

And so Bartimaeus begs Jesus, “Rabbi, I want to see!” Continue reading