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- Sun Jan 14, 2018 8:21 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: The syncretistic origins of Christianity.
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Re: The syncretistic origins of Christianity.
Also, if syncretism had a role in the development Christianity, a question arises: what other religious traditions (other than Judaism) might have contributed to the development of Christianity? I've lurked here for a while but haven't contributed as I've felt rather underequipped, but my understan...
- Thu Oct 19, 2017 9:12 pm
- Forum: Jewish Texts and History
- Topic: Theophoric Dysphemisms and Yahweh-Ba’al-Molech
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Theophoric Dysphemisms and Yahweh-Ba’al-Molech
I was considering the intentional dysphemic redaction of the name Ishba’al to Ishbosheth, and its corollary – the insertion of an “o” into mlk , changing Melech to Molech (or Moloch ); this latter seems like a clever word-play, based on a familiarity with and understanding of the first. I’m sure the...