Hi George, I'm not quite sure what you are arguing for in places here. You say "I do not know a single example of a Babylonian priest or scribe referring to...
... I would pretty much agree. Although the Yahuwah of the shasw had probably been the deity of a specific spring in Edowm, and even a rain deity associated...
But, of course, ancient Israel is just a myth . . . Biblical Era Royal Seals Found in Jerusalem Hills Arutz Sheva [Israel], 02/23/09 The Israel Antiquities...
Frankly, I don't know any other two deities with such shared elements that were NOT the same deity. In fact, it is shared mythology and other elements that...
Biblical Archaeology Review, Nov/Dec 2008 issue, pages 45 to 50: Article: INSIDE OUTISDE: Where didthe early Israelites com from? by Anson Rainey This article...
Before I returned to ABH, my own amateurish research came up independently with the same understanding of how oral communications work. We do have such a...
I happen to agree that the Bible includes science, especially as an historical record and description of disasters. At least seven major disasters have been...
What is the evidence that the Shasu were in northern Canaan? Note that the Midianites who allegedly took Joseph were travelling traders. Accordingly, it...
Aris ... Yet it bears no relation to the Passover itself-: "And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock,...
George ... Perhaps the real reason the 'great powerful Yahweh' was not mentioned in Babylonia, George, is because he was never great nor powerful outside the...
Lloyd ... "No location has been specifically assigned to Yhw3 by Astour and others in their treatment of the Egyptian topographical lists. They separate the...
Lloyd http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schasu 'The first citation of the Shasu is upon a stele from Memphis inscribed by Amenhotep II, upon which is reported the...
ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN GODS ENKI AND EA: http://www.utlib.ee/ekollekt/diss/mag/2006/b18272897/espakpeeter.pdf 2.2.2. E-a Translated "Living" Djehuti Sundaka...
... wrote: I expect a new generation of non-indoctrinated scholars will start from scratch. Sincerely, Aris M. Hobeth Let's not hold our breath. Regards, Rich...
Hi Djehuti and all, thanks very much for supplying this link, makes for an interesting read. I'm sure George will like the heading you pulled out, but he may ...
aj, you wrote ... this makes sense to me (other than the mild anachronism of "state of Israel"!). Even supposing for the sake of argument that Abraham knew the...
aj, Do you have views of early Yahwism. So far, you comments tend to be negative and don't lead anywhere. Can you say anything about what you consider...
Thank you, George. This article supports my view that Yahwism and his people came from Ammon, Moab and Edom, places where the Shasu have been previously...
I see links between Moses and Amenmesse include both being, Egyptian, being pharoahs, being linked to Nubia, having a brother, and some similiarity of names,...
George, I think you method could use some work. You need to start with the earliest biblical and extra-biblical references to Yahweh and go from there. ...
... clearly indicates. But I identify him as others have done with ... Gentlemen, You are saying: Moses really existed, and he was an Egyptian? Do you also...
Lloyd ... I consider the concept of 'early Yahwism' to be an anachronism, an attempt to project the Yahwism of the first millenium back into the second (and...
Aris ... Josephus' 'Against Apion' records Manetho's Egyptian history as stating that Sethotis slew his brother Ramesses, and after a short war with another...
Hi aj, you wrote ... however, linguistics are against you as the earliest strand of Hebrew poetry is Yahwistic, with a progressive admixture of El and other ...
Hi Richard ... Perhaps we each need to define what we mean by 'Yahwism', as some of your later comments suggest that you misunderstand my position. Many...