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You Can’t Sit at Our Table
Today, I wanted to look at the Table of Nations from Genesis 10. The Hebrew word that’s usually translated “nations” is goyim, which became gentilis in the Latin Vulgate. Both words have come to mean non-Jewish people in general, and … Continue reading →
Posted in African, Christianity, Egyptian, Ethnicity, Etymology, Families, Greek Mythology, History, Judaism, Language, Monsters, Mythology, Names, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged abraham, aegyptus, agenor, andromeda, atlas, babylon, belus, bible, bosporus, canaan, carthage, cetus, crete, danaus, eber, egypt, esau, ethiopia, euripides, europa, flavius josephus, flood, genesis, good news bible, ham, hellen, hera, herodotus, heth, hittites, iapetus, inachus, incest, Iran, ishmael, isis, israel, jacob, japheth, jonah, king cepheus, king solomon, king xerxes i, libya, lydia, magog, mesopotamia, mizraim, moab, mycenae, nimrod, noah, ophir, paul of tarsus, perses, perseus, phoenicia, poseidon, prometheus, racism, scythia, sea monsters, shem, table of nations, tarshish, tartessos, the rose and the ring, titans, tros, troy, william makepeace thackeray, zeus |
Is Saul Also Among the Prophets?
It’s pretty obvious that the Bible contains a lot of contradictions, although those who believe the whole thing to be the totally accurate Word of God tend to either ignore them or come up with convoluted workarounds. The way I … Continue reading →
Posted in Christianity, History, Judaism, Middle East, Mythology, Politics, Religion | Tagged aaron, asherah, bible, canaan, deuteronomistic history, deuteronomy, exodus, genesis, israel, jacob, jeremiah, jerusalem, josiah, judah, judges, moses, priests, prophets, samuel, saul, twelve tribes of israel |
A Shekel a Dozen
It’s well attested that ancient Israel was made up of twelve tribes, but exactly what those tribes were varies from one list to another. Typically, they’re said to be Reuben, Simeon, Judah, Zebulun, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Ephraim, Manasseh, and … Continue reading →
Posted in Christianity, Ethnicity, Etymology, Greek Mythology, History, Judaism, Middle East, Mythology, Politics, Religion | Tagged aigyptos, assyrians, babylonians, bible, canaan, dan, danaus, denyen, deuteronomistic history, edom, egypt, ephraim, esau, exodus, genesis, hellen, israel, jacob, john of patmos, joseph, judah, leah, levi, libya, manasseh, philistines, rachel, reuben, revelation, samaritans, samson, sea peoples, shechem, simeon, ten lost tribes, tros, twelve tribes of israel |
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 |
Take Out the Tash
While The Last Battle might well be the weakest book in C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia, I was always struck by the appearance of Tash, the bloodthirsty god of Calormen. This nation, located to the south of Narnia, is largely … Continue reading →
Posted in Authors, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Chronicles of Narnia, Islam, Judaism, Religion | Tagged arabian nights, archenland, arslan tash, aslan, babylon, bible, calormen, canaan, daniel, hell, jadis the white witch, narnia, nebuchadnezzar, prince rabadash, rishda tarkaan, shift the ape, susan pevensie, tash, the last battle |
I’ll Take Canaan
This post on Unreasonable Faith depicts a page from a newsletter for conservative Christian homeschoolers, teaching how to confront atheists who cite “the most ridiculous stories in the Bible.” Wait, so the person who wrote this is ADMITTING that there … Continue reading →
Posted in Bronze Age, Christianity, History, Judaism, Middle East, Religion | Tagged abraham, bible, canaan, exodus, genocide, isaac, israel, jacob, jericho, joshua, judges, might makes right |
A Lion for All Faiths
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is in theaters today, but I don’t know when I’ll see it. After I’m finished with school stuff, most likely. I still haven’t seen the new Harry Potter movie, although I guess that’s a … Continue reading →
Posted in Buddhism, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Chronicles of Narnia, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Music, Religion | Tagged asherah, aslan, baal, buddha, calormen, canaan, carrie underwood, harry potter and the deathly hallows, jesus, krishna, liam neeson, lion, muhammad, phoenicia, prince caspian, tash, the voyage of the dawn treader |
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 |
Whither Eden?
It’s common in mythology for people to consider nearby locations to be the center of the world and/or the first place to be created. Egyptian mythology, for instance, cites several different cities in Egypt as where land first emerged from … Continue reading →
Posted in Christianity, Egyptian, Islam, Judaism, Mormonism, Mythology, Religion | Tagged abraham, bible, canaan, eden, egypt, euphrates, gihon, havilah, hiddekel, isaac, israel, jerusalem, joseph smith, mecca, missouri, nile, pison, tigris |
A Cushy History
As I’m sure you know, the Table of Nations in the book of Genesis uses individual people to stand for nations. According to the Bible, all of the countries and tribes of the world are descended from Noah, as he … Continue reading →
Posted in Egyptian, Greek Mythology, History, Judaism, Mythology, Religion | Tagged alexander the great, belus, bible, canaan, cepheus, egypt, ethiopia, ham, herodotus, jaffa, libya, nimrod, noah, poseidon, sesostris, sphinx |