[B-Greek] Spirit of the Python

Kevin Woodruff cierpke at prodigy.net
Sat Mar 29 21:56:53 EST 2003


Denny:

The details can be found in this article from Nature 
http://www.nature.com/nsu/010719/010719-10.html


Kevin

--- Denny A Diehl <dd-1 at juno.com> wrote:
> Denny Diehl here
> 
> Greetings Greekers.  Off topic perhaps.  At any
> rate, respond to me individually, if you would.
> 
> In Ac 16:16, the slave girl had a spirit of
> divination,
> or a Python spirit.  Am I correct in my
> understanding
> that this was connected to the Oracle at Delphi?
> Also, I understand that the Oracle breathed fumes
> which came up out of rock in the temple at Delphi.
> Upon breathing these fumes, the Oracle came to a
> frenzied state, in which she would prophesy in
> ecstatic
> speech which would be interpreted by her attendants.
> Correct or no?
> 
> If so, what reference might I find this or
> correction of
> it?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
>
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