Scripturion is here!

Never fear! Scripturion is here! I was so excited to be invited to “Go on. Waste a few minutes.”, over at The Last Visible Dog, one of the many incredibly unique and interesting blogs I’ve had the pleasure of discovering through the January NaBloPoMo Blogroll. Katherine had discovered that Marvel will let you make your own superhero and of course I couldn’t resist. Meet Scripturion!

She is my superhero self. While I am a quiet, unassuming biblical studies major at a tame, private North American university who wears her curly red hair in a ponytail and has never been to Israel, or even Egypt or Syria, Scripturion is a wildly intelligent and daring biblical scholar who spends her days (apparently) inappropriately dressed in the Judean desert!

She carries a walking staff in her hand which helps her navigate the tricky slopes around the openings of Cave 4 and Cave 11 at Qumran. Her belt is where she stashes brushes, calipers, a magnifying glass and her camera to photograph stunningly rare finds which she ferrets out of the vast desert sands with her supernatural ability to smell scroll leather and ancient clay pots.

She is wearing khakis and an olive green tank top because she is a superheroine. If she were real, she’d be wearing a long sleeved shirt and khakis that weren’t painted on, because she would know better than to dress like Jessica Rabbit in a country that is part Muslim. Her sensible hiking boots will allow her to be on her feet in scorching sands while protecting her from the snakes and scorpions she might disturb in the caves and abandoned stone walls.

The white bandana around her neck stays magically snow white no matter how much dust she crawls through exploring Solomon’s Stables. It signifies how a superhero far greater than she, Jesus Christ, won forgiveness for all humanity with the stunning feat of His atoning death on the cross and resurrection, wiping sin’s stain from our grateful, repentant hearts and leaving them pure white. It keeps Scripturion mindful that her dedication to seeking revelation in the Scriptures is because of God’s ultimate revelation to all.

The bright gold crown on her forehead is the birthright given to us all by our Father the King. He calls us His sons and daughters, making us princes and princesses. It is heavy and reminds her always of the grave responsibility that comes with so much privilege and power!

Her name is Scripturion! which comes from the Scriptures she seeks after and the word centurion. A Roman centurion was the leader of his own group of 100 soldiers… Scripturion leads one hundred of the best biblical scholars in their quest for their own discoveries in the Judean Desert!

This was so much fun. Now it’s my turn to issue the invitation to go on! Spend a few minutes exploring your own superhero self! I hope you have as much fun as I did.