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“Although young, David has a reputation already as a musician and a fighter, two ancillary skills of shepherds.” This quote caught my attention due to my ongoing thesis that cowboys are the American analog to ANE shepherds. To me, it is no accident that American cowboys are both renowned fighters an...

“Rather than being subject to law (as in Mesopotamia), pharaohs saw themselves as the source of law.” In her book "Dakota," Kathleen Norris makes an observation about Jello that has always remained with me: it was a status symbol among Plains women in the 20th century as electricity and re...

“The animals were used as meat apart from ritual settings. However it is likely that only the nobility could afford meat on a regular basis…” As someone who lives and works on Ft. Knox, I regularly drive past the U.S. Bullion Repository. I often wonder what employees there experience as they walk pa...

“The use of the shepherd metaphor for leaders affirms the coherence and inner logic of these diverse tasks and competencies. ‘Performance’ is judged by the expectations associated with that role set. A good shepherd is one who does what is required by each circumstance, in each context.” This statem...

“Metaphors create a bridge between two specific phenomenal worlds, one that can only be crossed by two parties (speaker/listener) who are similarly socialized. In this sense, metaphors are made for the moment.” I have been wrestling with this statement from the book because in my judgment it highlig...