(Just the tree of knowledge. But lo, I jest.)

People _say_ there's no science in Genesis, but I say just look at how the woman makes the big new discovery and the man gets all the credit for it.

The 'government is tyranny' people will be right onto this, hey?!

In Australia the FPAus group on Facebook has a discord channel. Might be something similar in other locales.

Through a second hand retailer (izods), but only because I was looking for that specific finish. I really recommend trying+buying in person through meetups or similar. It'll cost much less and you'll have much better assurance that you'll like it.

(I'm looking into Scribo for flex+urushi atm.)

If you A/B a nice urushi with a nice Pelikan, you'll find 1) the mechanism on the Pelikan is better and it writes smoother, being made for cursive rather than kanji; but 2) you'll likely prefer the urushi for the feel of it. (Note that neither Pelikan nor Nakaya has good options for flex nibs.)

(But find a local pen meetup and try a range if pens without the pressure you'll feel trying them in a shop. There's no other way to tell what you'll like. The shiny $1500 finish may be less important than a $35 nib that you find comfortable in a pen you can take anywhere and not worry about it.)

Better in sunlight.

(I've been making a demo page for the Python `refspy` package, which generates these sunbursts.)

The Fountain Pens Australia group (Facebook) or their fpaus Discord, are pretty good places to buy secondhand, but definitely try any pen beforehand; the nibs vary, esp. secondhand.

Some M805s were my main everyday pens for a few years. They're just perfectly smooth and reliable, with very good ink capacity and next to no maintenance. They only lack a decent flex nib option.

The Melbourne Pen Meetup (in Emporium every month) usually has a someone with Pelikans you could try in person, from vintage 120s up to M1000s.

Some super classy stuff there too. I got to try an Aurora at a collectors's table, and Dino Writes from Singapore had a bundle of Scribo Urushi pens. #Wah

Yes; I trust my second comment was more clarifying. I do think reading this passage alongside the quoted prophets shows these concerns for both Israel and the gentiles really are present in the gospels. The Jews-as-usurers smear is not, as you rightly say. www.biblegateway.com/passage/?sea...

So I really resonate with the Trumpapalooza imagery. It's not the ahistoric smears that came later, but it fits with a Trump style exploiting of foreigners, rather than being a light for the nations. I suspect (maybe) Jesus is attacking the priestly families as complicit, like Isaiah does.

I see my fellow Christians quote this to justify anger in general. But I agree with the view that Jesus' quotes from the prophets show what he was angry at, and it was quite precise: Merchants ripping of foreign converts/pilgrims (Jer 7:11, Isa 56:6-8), both for sacrifices and currency exchange.