Our photo today is of a terracotta statuette of an African boxer. According to the sign accompanying the statuette, it is Roman, possible made in Italy.
The gloves are the Roman caestus, equipped with balls of lead to give a brutal blow.
Terracotta statuette of an African boxer. British Museum. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.
Paul used a boxing illustration to describe his own disciplined work in preaching.
So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified. (1 Corinthians 9:26-27 ESV)
