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This is something I recall from a Robert M. Price essay at secularhumanism.org one that's now been paywalled, it seems. So I'm doing this mostly from memory. The ancient Israelites had more than one priestly guild, notably the Aaronids and the Sons of Korah. The Aaronids presided over animal sacrif...

Thanks for the clarification. I'm finding trying to place the data pertinent to the Jesus narrative difficult to sort into any sort of a rational/plausible scenario, but then,I'm new at this and am fortunate to be able to ask questions in forums like this one. The expectations , mood and tradition ...

"That's one small step for Stephan Huller, one giant leap for mankind"

Hi semiopen, I am reading , The Torah , A modern commentary, Revised edition. Union for Reform Judaism. The translation of Numbers 21 :14 could be a copy of the one in the JPS Jewish Study Bible, but the footnotes are different. (14) informs that Sefer Milhamot Ha-Shem (The War of the Lord, 1329) is...

Miscarriage is a more accurate translation than abortion: And last of all, just as if to a miscarriage he appeared also to me. Paul is saying in 1 Cor 15.8 that he was as one of the dead in Luke 9.60: that is what he learned from Jesus ' on the road to Damascus' . Luke 9.60 let the dead bury the dea...

To DCH point the Valuate and the Targums read suphah as the Red Sea (ימא דסוף ) Sicut fecit in mari Rubro, sic faciet in torrentibus Arnon. It is a very old interpretation because it was known to Origen Interesting. I have asked a Catholic to explain the difference between the Vulgate and the Catho...

Historically, the veiling of the face was practised by many cultures before Islam and scholars say the adoption of its practice by Muslims was part of fitting into the society. They don't name a concrete example of one such culture. Any ideas on how to find an example? Genesis 24:65 65. And she sai...

Any idea how niqabs originated, and where to find the historiographic sources? That would be interesting to see. This link provides a good introduction to this subject. http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/beliefs/niqab_1.shtml Historically, the veiling of the face was practised by many cu...

To DCH point the Valuate and the Targums read suphah as the Red Sea (ימא דסוף ) Sicut fecit in mari Rubro, sic faciet in torrentibus Arnon. It is a very old interpretation because it was known to Origen Interesting. I have asked a Catholic to explain the difference between the Vulgate and the Catho...

Would a Muslim man/woman like to comment on this finding of the European Court? http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/75960000/jpg/_75960425_niqabindexgetty.jpg European Court upholds French full veil ban The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a ban by France on wearing the Muslim full-face v...