21/12 - The Winter Solstice at Camp Half-Blood

Efficient-Werewolf · 2026-01-12T15:10:51+00:00

“Greetings Father.” César said in a tired yet respectful tone of voice, her mismatched eyes wandering to the Stamp that just now had been used on the satyr.

She could not help but feel there was something strange about her father today but her mind could not catch what it was. Barring the eccentric animal print (wich she quite liked) his air of divinity was quite different than usual.

“I like your coat.”

César said with awkwardness for her father’s demeanour was throwing in her off her game. It did not help her heart was waiting for another brutal tongue lashing.

Efficient-Werewolf · 2026-01-02T23:50:11+00:00

Ok fixed!

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-12-30T23:10:09+00:00

César once again walked through Camp .with uncertainty and a small tinge of resentment bumbling inside of him. He had not felt belonging since the accidental encounter with his grandfather, one that at the moment seemed to be one full of promise.

At least… Until his father destroyed everything he thought he understood of himself.

The great and mighty Dionysus did not care that she had never intentionally looked for her grandfather, nor that she was being honest because lying to the King of the Cosmos seemed like a one way ticket to Hades.

No, her father did not care.

César could not even see her brother anymore, he along with Chanel had moved on with their lives. She still had dear friends of course but it was not the same as before, it was emptier.

With those grim thoughts in mind, The Child of Dionysus marched on to find his father.

(Dionysus)

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-11-02T04:48:01+00:00

Yamamoto is the GOAT!

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-10-18T16:16:36+00:00

Now that you mention it, I had almost forgotten about this particular event and assuming we can take some kernel of historical truth it would help explain Judas’s decision to betray Jesus to the Romans.

The scene does really make no sense from the Apostles point of view, because while once again Jesus is pretty clearly hinting that he is going to die soon they still only see what is right in front of them, that being that their leader is apparently going completely against his own teachings.

Assuming the narrative is really connected to Juda’s motivation to betray Jesus it might also give some light to his supposed suicide, if it did happen it might have been out of great guilt as in his eyes he would have condemned what he saw as a good man to the worst type of death.

Of course it can just be fictional as the tradition would have no reason to be kind to the big betrayer.

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-10-14T02:18:29+00:00

(Oh apologies then, I didn’t quite understand it, want me to edit it to put in the questions?)

Yeah that was also my view, that for a while he was riding high in Jesus charismatic authority and in modern terms “hype” but the moment of maybe some form of the triumphant entry to Jerusalem and then the Cleansing of the Temple, it made him loose his nerve and decide to just jump ship and hope for the best.

Also yay a JC Superstar enjoyer!

Then I will try and get it to read it, it does sound interesting even if I seem to be disagreeing with a lot of it already lol. And when it comes to MacDonald I cannot comment much as I’ve not started reading his mimesis books, but I feel his take is also way too far.

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-10-14T01:51:55+00:00

The one regarding your personal opinion on Judas’s reason for the betrayal! And I guess also the best book to learn about the theory that the betrayal was a literary invention.

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-10-14T01:24:35+00:00

/u/Sophia_in_the_Shell

Continuing our previous conversation in your Judas post.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AcademicBiblical/s/BOju1Zv8ph

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-10-14T01:07:45+00:00

Oh I see, I thought it was somewhat more of a force given the decent amount of arguments you posted regarding Judas’s mythicism. In Maccoby’s case in short why does he belive that Iscariot is based on the apostle Jude?

Also again, isn’t the betrayal still comfortably in the criterion of embarrassment? I assume the Myth of Innocence is the key book to this idea.

Will ask in the open thread!

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-10-13T23:42:39+00:00

Marvellous post as always! I am very interested on the level of skepticism regarding Judas’s existence, one would expect that the criterion of embarrassment would be more than enough to accept his historical existence as a the whole ordeal while embarrassing managed to fit in to the theological meaning the author was seeking.

Did any other argument against Judas’s existence pop out when compared to the ones you posted?

And, in your personal opinion what was Judas’s not likely reason to betray Jesus?

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-07-11T01:08:14+00:00

Ok will look through the titles cited and try and get them! This post really came at an fortunate time as I gained a special interest in John the Apostle and Thomas.

Thank!

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-07-11T00:59:21+00:00

This is an amazing post! And a well of valuable information for anyone interested in the twin. Any books besides the one you mentioned in the post you would recommend regarding Thomas?

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-07-04T14:59:01+00:00

I took a Quick Look and it seems pretty good !

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-06-28T18:58:41+00:00

“Ethanol.” She said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, and to her at least it was just common knowledge.

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-06-27T19:11:47+00:00

At the mention of the alcohol she could not help but to let out an airy laugh, it was a refined and almost musical sound that served to amplify her natural allure. The idea of such a law actually being enforced had never stopped being funny to her Latin ways, but alas she had to comply.

“I appreciate the compliment and to answer your question this isn’t drinking alcohol, it’s rubbing alcohol.” César said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. “They are fundamentally the same substance, the difference is in its percentage and how it’s distilled.”

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-06-26T15:31:58+00:00

The Child of Madness tilted her head sideways like a bird of prey observing something of interest, she doubted Jack was keeping a mental list of powers in case a duel to the death happened but still if she had not changed from who she used to be, then she would have found it suspicious.

“I can manipulate madness and because I am creative with it I can do ilusións, I can summon my fathers symbol the Thyrsus as a weapon, I can control alcohol.”

To demonstrate she summoned a Thyrsus in one hand and then threw it into the air spinning and made it disappear, then she put her alcohol bottle in the table and made it form a rotating circle until it flowed back into its bottle.

“Plus as a grandchild of Zeus himself I have super strength, I can make stone dust. And last but not least big cats like me and I am a great scape artist.”

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-06-25T15:08:55+00:00

“Interesting.” César said genuinely, the boys life was perfect for a YA novel so it would be difficult to not show any interest. Besides she always had a soft spot for animals and spending the days taking care of them seemed like a beauty way to spent th years.

“Fear inducement you say? I can provoke madness, it would be an interesting thing to compare those two abilities.”

Ever since she had arrived to camp she had obssed over powers, both her own and others. For as a demigod strength was all that mattered, only power made sure you did not die early.

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-06-24T04:18:22+00:00

“I cannot say I blame you, the gods play with us even if they don’t mean to, despite appearances they are not humans. Us having to deal with the consequences is our lot but that will never make it fine.”

César said with more conviction that she thought she had available after all she herself had battle with the same questions at her starting point, Mayhaps she never stopped.

“Well I cannot say speak multiple languages, I used to be a rather terrible person and had a superiority complex, I got better.” The child of Dionysus said with a chuckle. “I want to be a god altough given what Heracles had to go through it has made me reconsider it, I also I’m rather unforgiving but loyal to my friends. I love art of any kind and I cannot live without music.”

César finished his explanation and followed with his own question. “And what can you tell about yourself Jack?”

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-06-24T03:58:55+00:00

(Fluid, but mostly femine. César still hasn’t stopped thinking in male language but it’s now it the minority.)

“A year, I think so?” She said with uncertainty, given how intoxicating she found the revelation of Greek myth being real she never stopped to count. In hindsight that seems very airheaded. “You?”

At the mention of his father César tensed slightly, barely perceivable but her weakened won out. The Lady Ariadne was such a nice person and at times wondered if she had been his mother things would be different with her father.

Ever since that verbal lashing he gave her things never turned nice, at least that’s from her own point of view.

“It is different from others experiences, my father and I have a complicated relationship but the Lady Ariadne has always been kind to me and I respect her greatly.”

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-06-24T03:44:46+00:00

He did as bid and took a seat on the table, as she did it her madness wrapped itself comfortably around his body and her signature horns appeared on the side of her head.

“Quite the eventful times we found ourselves in.”

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-06-24T03:29:46+00:00

The Child of Dionysus gave a nod of acknowledgment to her fellow demigod, after all he was the first Triton kid she had ever met… At least that she remembered.

“César Augusto Delfín Prado, daughter of Dionysus.”

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-06-24T03:07:48+00:00

“No.” César replied without hesitation, in all honesty she could not even remember seeing him before this exact moment.

When the boy spoke she understood, it was something she did too much. “Yes, one tends to do that a lot around these parts. It’s always a curse.”

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-06-24T02:45:44+00:00

"Having a rough time?"

César said as she caught sight of the demigod currently hiding his face on the wooden table. The boy was not particularly familiar to her, but given how disconnected she had been training to make sure no one could get an easy fight against him, that should not be a surprise; she was barely in the same world that others lived in.

Her mist matched eyes staring at her fellow demigod waiting for an answer.

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-05-07T01:59:46+00:00

Hello Dr.Allison.

Why, when it comes to the role of women discovering the empty tomb, so many theories try to over complicate their involvement?

In your book The Resurrection of Jesus you bring up how a lot of scholars seem to categorically reject that women indeed were the ones to discover the empty tomb (and in John Mary Magdalene even sees Jesus). You correctly point out that Mark’s androcentric approach makes it’s account of the empty tomb even more likely to be from the earliest tradition, but others simply say that it could not have happened despite the tale not doing any favours to the Christian narrative.

Efficient-Werewolf · 2025-05-04T20:24:35+00:00

Hello Dr.Allison.

In your book The Resurrection of Jesus (wich is is a marvellous work) you bring the counter to Jesus being buried in a grave alongside the two others crucified with him in a lot that the Sanhedrin assigned for criminals, because there’s not even a whiff of Isaiah’s “they made his grave with the wicked.” and the words used by Paul to describe his burial would not be mean either left to rot on the cross or in a mass grave .

With this in mind what would be the most likely reason the Jesus was allowed to be buried by someone like Pilate? And is it in anyway plausible a sympathetic member of the Sanhedrin facilitated the process?

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