Richard ... I still don't see what either of these has to do with the Christian Trinity. ... Whilst I'm not full bottle on Zoroastrianism, my understanding is...
Lars ... How about find out if the Samaritans really worshipped Yahweh before the Assyrian conquest of 721 BCE. ... This last is an interesting statement - can...
Lars ... Firstly, the identification of Mitanni with Assyria depends entirely upon the time period in which the book was written, and what the people who wrote...
AJ- Regarding Joseph/Mary/Jesus, I can't really add to what I said: academic scholars, who always look to the past to find the seeds of what they are currently...
... Correct. This is the AMARNA period where Assyria was a suburb of Mitanni. Here's one quote and a map: http://www.friesian.com/notes/newking.htm "This...
Hi AJ, I'm rushing so will have to look this up later but... ... I have to look this up, but I vaguely remember that the Jews had inappropriately assigned some...
In a message dated 8/28/6 2:53:30 AM, George wrote: <<AJ, I LOVE this last sentence of yours! ".... I wonder if it was during this time [post Babylonian ...
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Richard ... That may be so, but neither threesome has anything to do with the Christian Trinity. Or will you perhaps argue that the Spirit is feminine? ... ...
Lars ... Perhaps you'd now care to prove that these Biblical stories date from this period. ... The verse in question makes absolutely no mention of fearing...
Lars ... Yeah, I've read the book too, Lars, but it hardly constitutes sound history. ... I thought Josephus was your source. As I said, the Bible is hardly...
Reconstruction of Patrilineages and Matrilineages of Samaritans and Other Israeli Populations From Y-Chromosome and Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Variation ...
... They don't "date" from this period, simply refer to a time when some form of approved worship by YHWH would be from Egypt and Assyria. But this reference,...
Manetho speaks of Joseph during the time of Apophis, a Hyksos king. Of note, he is quite specific about it. The Exodus interval between the time that Jacob...
AJ- R: Christian tinity-, you are correct. I was confusing when I used the word "trinity" about Joseph/Maty/Jesus. It was a poor choice of words on my part. ...
Lars The first commandment reads 'I am the LORD: thou shalt have no gods before me'. Akhenaten tolerated the worship of most of the gods of Egypt. The two...
Richard ... Yet my understanding is that the Persian 'dualism' was between supreme god and his adversary, not any demiurge. ... Which I interpret as two...
AJ- Re: demiurge- Yes, the first I know of this expression is among the Gnostics. Yes, also, the two forces in the Persian dualism are Ahura Mazda and Angra...
Hey Larry- It is Larry, I think Thanks for your very extensive "deep background" on this subject. I appreciate it very much. You guys are way more up on the...
... Hello AJ, ... This source for the deportation from Egypt indeed is from Josephus: Antiquities 9.5.7: "7. And when they were there, God signified to the...
Lars ... Thanks, Lars: it made for interesting reading. I would ask though, which king is Nabucco supposed to have 'set up'? I think you'll find that this is a...
Hi Everyone, I'm a pastor in rural New York and new to the group. This Summer I've been doing some preaching on Paul from Acts 16-19. In Acts 18:3, Paul, along...
Hello Andrev, my latest chronology post re the Exodus: Different timelines are generated via different historical references set into place resulting in...
Lars ... set into place resulting in different dates. Or, alternatively, you could do what most on this list have done and just accept the fact that the...
... Well, I wasn't there, but whether Akhenaton was a personal monotheist or not I think is something to consider. In the book, "Akhenaton, the Heretic King"...
... Hello AJ. Not quite "any other Pharaoh about whom we know little." After wall we are trying to match up year 23 of Nebuchadnezzar II with a change in ...
... Well, while casually qualifying the true weight of "what most on the list have done" (:>), I certainly agree with you! On this side of the academic field,...
