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- Thu May 12, 2022 11:29 am
- Forum: Christian Texts and History
- Topic: The Sethian School of 'Gnostic' Thought
- Replies: 90
- Views: 15195
Re: The Sethians
Sethians are ancient, pre-dating the Septuguint. See Lloyd D. Graham "Which Seth? Untangling some close homonyms from ancient Egypt and the Near East" 2021 paper.
- Wed May 11, 2022 4:35 pm
- Forum: Classical Texts and History
- Topic: Anat turns up in Gaza
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1668
Anat turns up in Gaza
Head of a votive statuette of Anat (?) found by Palestinian farmer. This would be a super early variant of Astarte, as a Snake Goddess, who did battle w/Yam. Experts think the nine-inch-tall sculpture depicts Anat, the Canaanite deity of love and war. They dated its head to around 2500 BC ... Anat, ...
- Wed May 11, 2022 12:38 am
- Forum: Classical Texts and History
- Topic: Philosophers/Famous Ancient Greek Faces, Reconstructed
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1582
- Tue May 10, 2022 8:51 am
- Forum: Jewish Texts and History
- Topic: Egyptian Pelusium, on the map: an ancient 'Jewish' town?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2339
Re: Zeus Kasios, at Pelusion
Perhaps not in this context, but Zeus Kasios is exactly and uncontroversially the same as Baal Hadad of Ugarit. In his triumphant form. His pre-triumphant form is represented by Adonis. For the Greeks, Adonis IS Hadad. Zeus Kasios is a concession to Ugarit's recognition of Hadad as Zeus. I apprecia...
- Mon May 09, 2022 6:52 pm
- Forum: Classical Texts and History
- Topic: Critical Study on Chronology of the Ancient World
- Replies: 43
- Views: 62621
Re: Fomenko, a Neo-Soviet Propagandist
According to wiki - and I wouldnt waste another minute of my time reading this nutbar - A. Fomenko insists "the lands west of the 13 colonies that now constitute the American West and Middle West were a far eastern part of 'Siberian-American Empire' prior to its disintegration in 1775, and many...
- Mon May 09, 2022 5:06 pm
- Forum: General Religious Discussion
- Topic: Ancient Egyptian Medicine
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2733
Ancient Egyptian Medicine
Summary essay, accessible content
https://www.thecollector.com/ancient-egyptian-medicine/
https://www.thecollector.com/ancient-egyptian-medicine/
- Mon May 09, 2022 5:21 am
- Forum: Other Texts and History
- Topic: Ten Oldest Known Sculptures
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2670
Ten Oldest Known Sculptures
Prehistoric artifacts tell stories:
https://listverse.com/2022/04/30/ten-ol ... the-world/
https://listverse.com/2022/04/30/ten-ol ... the-world/
- Sat May 07, 2022 7:59 pm
- Forum: Jewish Texts and History
- Topic: Did Moses Exist? The Myth of the Israelite Lawgiver
- Replies: 50
- Views: 85774
Re: Dating the Hyksos Expulsion to the Thera Eruption (1538 BC)
https://volcanodiscovery.de/uploads/pics/minoischespanorama_09.jpg Timeline: 1800 - 1720: Canaanites arrive in northern Egypt 1650: Hyksos take over (date uncertain) 1630 - 1600: Thera caldera eruption 1550: Hyksos expelled by Ahmose (Akh Moshe, "Brother of Moses"?)... The record is poor....
- Fri May 06, 2022 6:47 pm
- Forum: Other Texts and History
- Topic: First C. Roman Bust purchased at Goodwill, USD 34.99
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1824
First C. Roman Bust purchased at Goodwill, USD 34.99
Update: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/ancient-roman-bust-returns-germany-trnd/index.html Goodwill is a charity shop, mostly junk, cheap tat. This lost&found item once belonged to the German Emperor, left Nazi Germany as American war booty. Strange story! https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
- Fri May 06, 2022 7:21 am
- Forum: Jewish Texts and History
- Topic: Anagogy: a 1st C. Jewish account of what that would involve?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1714
Topic: Jewish Anagoge ; Anatole/Zemach - The Redeemer, Savior
Anagogy, c.25 AD and before 100 AD. 'Raising' thru Re-Making, a Conscious Process : On "the arising" (a variation of the 'leaving behind' through Spiritual Rebirth), see Philo's discussion in De Confusione Linguarum , 62-3: I have heard also an oracle from the lips of one of the Mosaic di...