There was once a hermit who lived in a cave on the Isle of Patmos, at the most easterly edge of the Mediterranean Sea. He was referred to only as the Beloved One, and he lived longer than anyone can remember. The cavern stands on a high escarpment facing the surf as it edges slowly from the basin of the Aegean Sea into her esteemed sister the Mediterranean. The face of the cave is hidden from the beginning of the day and gazes lethargically towards...