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Polymath
Polymath is the description for an individual whose knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects, draws on complex bodies of knowledge to solve problems.
One such example is Albert Schweitzer (pictured left). He was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. He received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of Reverence for Life
Other people we know who are polymaths include Leonardo DaVinci, Sultan Mehmed II The Conqueror, Leibnitz and Elon Musk. They are successful, genius people because they tried new things and succeeded eventually.
Da Vinci who is famous as a painter only painted 28 paintings. Only 22 of them are left today, the others we know are from his notes. He did not see himself as an artist, he actually aspired to be an architect and engineer. Leonardo left many things unfinished behind, including his engineering designs.
The Earliest Christian Text
In Monday’s News on the March I presented a video interview of biblical scholar James Tabor at Blogging Theology. He contends at 21:30 in the video that the earliest Christian / Jesus movement document is 1 Thessalonians (addressed to the church in Thessalonica, in modern-day Greece) and opines how they were an apocalyptic movement where the Apostle Paul thinks he is going to live to see the end.
Alistair C. Stewart (historical theology teacher) at the Quora web site also suggested I Thessalonians is a good candidate (from the mid 40s CE). It is generally agreed by those qualified to comment that the Pauline letters precede the Gospels, so this would provide the earliest corpus.
Misanthrope
A misanthrope is a person who dislikes humanity and avoids society.
In one of French playwright Moliere’s best plays — and one of the greatest of all comedies — is The Misanthrope, first performed in 1666, when the King of France himself had assumed patronage of Molière’s company, and the actor/playwright was at the height of his career.
Spotlighting the absurdities of social and literary pretension, The Misanthrope shows us a man who is quick to criticize the hypocrisies, inconsistencies and faults of others, yet remains blind to his own. As “the misanthrope” grows more and more irritable with others, the play becomes more and more entertaining, even as a happy ending for the hero seems less and less likely.
“The more I live, the more I learn. The more I learn, the more I realize, the less I know.”- Michel Legrand
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