John ... Okay. ... Correct me if I am mistaken, but the first part of the story which you present is Ugaritic, whilst the second is Egyptian. And it's Athtart...
John ... Which leaves me asking the question, Did the Egyptians cut of penises (peni?)? ... Who states that they stated that they learnt it from the Egyptians....
... Egyptian ... Hello AJ, I believe Josephus' reference to the "cushite" wife of Moses is related to a state-arranged marriage for Moses of that Ethiopian...
... Precisely, John does not distinguish between the physical mutilation of one's enemies and the rite of self cleansing of one's own body as a religious act. ...
... There is a school of thought that this act is somehow tied to the Osiris legend. Osiris was cut into small pieces by Seth, and Isis, the wife of Osiris,...
... Hello Lars. This is a very confused issue. The first mention of Cush in the J source is in Gen. 10:8 where Cush is the home of Nimrod. The J source clearly...
... John. Perhaps I can offer some references, see if you can obtain, 'Studies in Ancient Yahwistic Poetry', 1975, by Frank Moore Cross and David Noel...
John's research on Miriam and Carmel should not go to waste. ... I find this topic quite interesting but it is always going to be limited because of the...
John, He'p me out. Could you state in a few sentences what is being resolved with this working scenario you present below? I'm getting old and feeble, John....
Jon, I should point out that circumcision could have been introduced into the Hebrew cultus by the returning Egyptian Jews (from the so-called Jeremiad...
... George. Ok, you win. Try as I might I was unable to read past this paragraph, I spilled my coffee,.....tell me, was this paragraph followed by one of...
Hi Lars ... I never denied that Moses had a Cushite wife, Lars, merely stated that the Bible makes no mention of his ever having been royalty or of his ever...
Hi Jon ... Which is also a long cry from using the penis as a means of counting the dead. I've never heard of this, only ever of the severing of hands. And why...
... George. There are other references to this rite, look under "foreskin". ... You will not find anything odd George if you look at the sources (JEPD) instead...
... A.J. I have read that there are reliefs on the Medinet-Habu temple which show piles of this severed organ adjacent to piles of severed hands. Historians...
... George. This Persian connection you hold to, can you tell me where you have read what thee specific reason was that the Persians were so lenient towards...
Jon asked ... Jon, it wasn't that the Persians were specifically lenient towards the Hebrews for their faith - rather it was that the Persians (with exceptions...
... John. Agreed, this is what I have also read. But how is that different from all other nations? The Egyptians accepted Canaanite deities even to the point...
I beg your pardon? The context here are purely historical, a reference to the discontent with Moses over his Cushite wife. ... source ... Moses ... reference ...
AJ: 1. I agree with your concluding remark about the story of Absalom in II Samuel: "[T]he people who transmit the information rarely understand why the rite...
True regarding what he did before he left Egypt during those early years up to age 40. But one could hardly dismiss he wasn't considered royalty since he was...
Jon, I'm glad you were amused. I hope you will pardon my risky word search. Yes, I suppose I should have searched on the Hebrew word for "circumcision"....
Jon, I'm not sure I understand your question. Sometimes the Persians were religiously tolerant, sometimes they weren't. My reference to a movement of Egyptian...
On the respect of the Gods of other nations, Jon, you wrote ... The way in which I feel it was different, is that the Persians supported the building of...
I just recently posted on the fact that in Gen. 10:6 we see Cush as distinctly African, as opposed to the J source which suggests Cush was of the Mesopotamian...
Both Josephus and Artapus say Moses married a Cushite princess, named Tharbis or Adoniah. According to those ancient historians, Cush is clearly Ethiopia,...
... John. Is it not that the Persians showed support by allowing the locals to re-build their own temples? The Persians didn't actually help them, ... For the...
Concerning circumcision and the prohibition to pork, the proscribed use of a flint knife during the Iron Age when the greater efficiency of metal knives could...
... No, I'm sorry, I should have resisted the outburst of levity, I apologize. ... This, above, is what I don't understand. I see you taking the commonly...
It all seems a bit forced and based upon way too much speculation and out of context references. The Yahuwah/Yam identification is speculation and assumes no ...
