Sevens and Eights
by Peter J. LeithartCE Douglas points out (Last Word in Prophecy, 134-5) that Greeks as much as Hebrews were obsessed with sevens:“There were seven wonders of the world, seven sages, seven metals, seven tones and so on. Thebes, the city of the Phoenician Cadmus who taught the Greeks their letters, had seven . . . . Continue Reading »
