Have you ever had a "gut feeling" about a situation? In medicine, the viscera of the abdominopelvic cavity (which is largely digestive organs), is referred to as "splanchnic---", and the study of the development of our viscera along with the cavity is called splanchnology. Splanchnon from the Greek is plural (perhaps referring to the multiple organs and their functions found in the cavity) and can be translated in multiple ways. In Acts 1:18, splanchnon is used to describe Judas' intestines spilling out when his body split open. He was riddled with guilt and regret from his infamous act of betrayal. The expression, "spill your guts" is used when a person needs to confess something that is deeply troubling them. However, splanchnon is used in other scriptures to describe "mercies", "rejoicing" and "compassion".
- In a general sense, discuss the correlation between how the various digestive organs carry out specific functions that achieve one main goal, digestion, and the biblical use of the word to describe various "feelings". By the way, the Greek translation of the term, organ, means tool or instrument.