by Seth Yuhi Musinga
The man from Tarsus, in Cilicia, in modern-day Turkey
bloodline of the Hebrews and Israelites of the Tribe of Benjamin.
by racial ancestry was Israelites
by citizenship was Roman
by religion a follower of Judaism
born and raised among Greek culture
Educated in Jerusalem under Gamaliel
grandson of Hillel,
the founder of the most influential rabbinical school of Judaism
the president of the Sanhedrin
trained in Jewish laws and customs
an ardent student of Pharisaism and a strict follower of the Torah
Outstanding figure in the history of Christianity
converted to faith in Jesus Christ
preaching Christ in the synagogues of Damascus
introduced to the Apostles by Barnabas, the son of consolation
spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus and disputed against the Grecians
responsible for the acceptance of the Gospel by the Grecians of Antioch
Champion and hero in the Christian faith
enormous influence on subsequent Christianity
was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.”
traveling to the “Land of the Gentiles”
preached the Gospel to the Britons and others in the West.
left memory of his presence and ministry are in Malta and London, England.
Was kept under house arrest for two years awaiting trial
inprisoned in the Mamertine prison.
suffered martyrdom
spent two years under house arrest, after which he died.
through his writing, gave hope to everyone belonging to Christ,
dead or alive, that they would be saved.
Amen
- Share this Poem:
ABOUT THE POET ~
Biography, I was as Seth Yuhi Musinga on the farm Karetes in the Fransfontein district of Namibia. World War 1 drove my parents from their farm in Kalkveld ( Otjoruu) and I was born in the farmyard, under the shadow of a pear tree. I attended school in St Michael's RC Primary School and St Joseph High School., I received teacher's training at Academy College in Windhoek then studied education management in North-West University, South Africa from 1995 to 2000 ( Correspondence). I worked as a teacher in St Michael (1983–1985), Rössing Uranium Mine (1987–2003) and Skorpion Zinc Mine (2003–2006)., Literary career, By the late nineteenth Century, I begun to write poems. My novels are a reflection of my outlook on life. I spent most of my life insulated from certain sections of society. Most novels are also based on the idyll of rural country that I am so fond of., The strength of my novels is the ability to gain penetrating insights into the character and nature of human relationships, from even a fairly limited range of environments and characters., Although I wrote successfully in all literary genres, I am first of all a poet. Among my 250 and odd volumes of poetry are My Life Story (1990), My Visit to Hell (1993) and War Veterans (1987), Lover (1980), My Love for you (1997) and Oh, So Sweet (1988), a letter to her (1983), Nelson Mandela (1939) and Kuku Vivi Kandongo (1996)., My verse is notably simple and musical, making use of traditional verse forms such as the rondeel, intertextual references and techniques such as the switching of idioms, epigrams and spellings.
Last updated September 22, 2015