Ecstacy
Mark describes the reaction of the women who found the tomb of Jesus empty like this: “And going out from the tomb they fled, for trembling and amazement had held them, and they said nothing to anyone for they were afraid.” “Trembling” and “Amazement” in Greek are τρόμος (tro-mos) and ἔκστασις (ek-sta-sis) from which we get our English words “tremor” and […]