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Legends of the Levant

Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times, by Donald B. Redford – This was an interesting read. The prose was rather dry and a LOT of information was packed in, but I guess I’m putting my history degree to use. … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Christianity, History, Judaism, Middle East, Religion | Tagged akhenaten, ashurbanipal, bart ehrman, bible, canaan, deuteronomistic history, deuteronomy, donald b. redford, egypt, egypt canaan and israel in ancient times, exodus, genesis, gospels, israel, jesus, jesus before the gospels, judah, king josiah of judah, memory |

The Divine Competition

As someone who doesn’t believe in any gods, it’s rather curious to me that the major religions in the world today are all monotheistic, while back in the day they were all polytheistic. Akhenaten certainly didn’t have much luck introducing … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Christianity, Economics, Greek Mythology, History, Judaism, Middle East, Mythology, Religion, Roman, Roman Empire | Tagged akhenaten, artemis, aspects, atheism, athena, free market, heathenism, jesus, monotheism, neopaganism, paganism, polytheism, poseidon, zeus |

Idol Wild

I’ve been reading a book on legends from ancient Israel, which includes a few stories on Abraham, who is sometimes considered to be the first monotheist in history. Obviously this would be difficult to prove, especially since it’s not even … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Islam, Judaism, Middle East, Religion | Tagged abraham, akhenaten, ark of the covenant, bezalel, idols, monotheism, terah |

Strangers in a Strange Land

The Bible Myth: The African Origins of the Jewish People, by Gary Greenberg – This was the same author who wrote 101 Myths of the Bible, which I reviewed here. Like that book, this one is based around the idea … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Egyptian, History, Judaism, Mythology, Religion | Tagged 101 myths of the bible, akhenaten, bible, canaan, enoch, exodus, gary greenberg, genesis, horus, lamech, masoretic text, moses, ra, the african origins of the jewish people, the bible myth, tutankhamen |