We had the pleasure of hosting them for a few nights at our little condo, which is rapidly accumulating way too much stuff for our trip to Uganda! They didn't seem to mind too much~ Such wonderful houseguests!
We did get to do some neat stuff, too! On Saturday we went to the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the San Diegon Natural History Museum.
If you could tell those Assene monks that their parchment was going to someday generate such a hub-bub... and at 28$ a head!... they would have thought you crazy! But it is neat to see such broad interest in these ancient religious documents and commentaries, especially in a community like San Diego that is not exactly known as a part of the Bible Belt.
It does seem a little bit weird to see one's faith on a wall as if it were a mounted butterfly at a science fair. As I read the timeline of religions, I got to 30 CE and read, "Jesus of Nazareth arrives and brings new interpretations to Hebrew scriptures." Talk about understatement!
But nonetheless, it was neat to see such an important work of scholarship. I was aghast to find out that the original scholars pieced together the fragments with... scotch tape! Ever try removing scotch tape if you mess something up? Yikes! Hopefully they didn't botch anything up too badly.
The rest of the weekend was a rush of hikes, shopping outtings, and very large margaritas.
We are so blessed with loving parents on both sides who have all come out to see us this summer...
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