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by Reb Chaim HaQoton
Sat Jan 26, 2019 12:59 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: God versus Gods: THE BOOK
Replies: 2
Views: 10029

Re: God versus Gods: THE BOOK

Tacky or not, it's still an interested read.
by Reb Chaim HaQoton
Fri Jan 25, 2019 3:52 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: God versus Gods: THE BOOK
Replies: 2
Views: 10029

God versus Gods: THE BOOK

I just released my new book, G-d Versus Gods: Judaism in the Age of Idolatry (Mosaica Press, 2018). My book details the history of the struggle between idolatry/polytheism and Jewish Monotheism in Biblical times. It is broken up into two sections: The first section follows the narrative of the Bible...
by Reb Chaim HaQoton
Wed Oct 05, 2016 3:56 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Where was the Temple of Onias located?
Replies: 12
Views: 14662

Re: Where was the Temple of Onias located?

Alexandria in the Babylonian Talmud sometimes seems to mean Egypt in general. Andrew Criddle Do you have any sources for this assertion? Mishnah Menachot 13.10 http://www.sefaria.org/Mishnah_Menachot.13?lang=en “I take upon myself an olah” - he must offer it in the Temple. And if he offered it in t...
by Reb Chaim HaQoton
Thu Sep 29, 2016 11:33 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Where was the Temple of Onias located?
Replies: 12
Views: 14662

Where was the Temple of Onias located?

Josephus writes that the Temple of Onias (Chonyo) in Egypt was built in Heliopoils, however the Talmud (Menahot 109b) seems to understand that the temple was built in Alexandria, not in Heliopolis?
by Reb Chaim HaQoton
Thu May 05, 2016 3:12 am
Forum: Classical Texts and History
Topic: Mesha Stele-Father of Mesha
Replies: 2
Views: 11423

Mesha Stele-Father of Mesha

In English translations of the [Mesha Stele][1], the opening words are "I am Mesha son of Chemosh-melekh, king of Moab the Dibonite". However, the truth is that the actual text of the Stele ([rendered in Hebrew characters][2]) reads: אנך משע בן כמש** מלך מאב הדיבני. The stars are apparentl...
by Reb Chaim HaQoton
Wed May 04, 2016 7:56 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Why is Matgenus, king of Tyre, sometimes called Mattan?
Replies: 4
Views: 6508

Why is Matgenus, king of Tyre, sometimes called Mattan?

In Josephus' Against Apion (1:18) he writes in the name of Menander the Ephesian that Matgenus was one of the Tyrian kings, but I have seen other sources (like Wikipedia, et al.) refer to this king as Mattan. Why is he sometimes called Matgenus and sometimes called Mattan? Who decided that Matgenus ...
by Reb Chaim HaQoton
Sat Jan 02, 2016 11:06 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: What is the temple of Arza? Which idol is this?
Replies: 18
Views: 20021

Re: What is the temple of Arza? Which idol is this?

I find that your question is adequately answered here: http://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/21105/what-is-the-temple-of-arza-which-idol-is-this As I commented there, my question is specifically to understand the explanation of Targum and the Peshitta who DO explain that Arza is an idol, ...
by Reb Chaim HaQoton
Thu Dec 31, 2015 1:49 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: What is the temple of Arza? Which idol is this?
Replies: 18
Views: 20021

Re: What is the temple of Arza? Which idol is this?

iskander wrote:Where did you find what?
:consternation: