(Mark 15:25), but at noon, darkness falls over the whole land. The word rendered "stopped shining" (NIV) or "was darkened" (KJV) is the Greek verbekleipō(from which we get our English word "eclipsed"). It means to "fail, give out, die out." The lexicographer notes, "Luke's ...
Once the initial ogling and photo-taking frenzy had died down, we began to explore a few side-rooms with early maps of the Americas that would easily have made cartographers cry with delight and been the prize of any collection. After that, I gathered myself to climb the stairs to the ...