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Charles Wilson, while being completely wrong in his assessment as to why Paul was a eunuch, is correct in at least thinking that he was-- 2 Corinthians 12:1-10: I must go on boasting. Though there is nothing to be gained by it, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Chr...

... "Since the Protocols are an obvious forgery... I'm curious but what actually is the evidence that proves that the Protocols of the Elders of Zion is a forgery? And I'm not talking about what others think of it. I mean internal discrepancies, or external circumstances regarding its publishi...

Not exactly "waiting" -- I have plenty of better things to do and work on -- but, at this point, you and others have made it very clear that we don't have any such ancient reference. That's what the thread was meant to clarify, and it's done so. You really are coming off as a petulant chi...

I recommend chilling out and thinking about how to deal with very mild criticism on the internet in the future.

This isn't mild criticism. You are being blatantly disingenuous.

Then what constitutes evidence for you? Or would you have preferred I said if Ulansey is correct, rather than if you take him for granted? Does that meet your arbitrary rhetorical prerequisites? Are you so linear in your thinking that reading between the lines is beyond you? If I sound angry, it's b...

I replied because I do not agree that "if" you take something for granted, non-evidence becomes evidence. That actually doesn't make any sense with the topic at hand, by which implicit interpretations DO constitute as possible evidence for something. Example, what evidence do you have tha...

Also: Well, ῥέος [rheus/rheos] = something that flows (like a stream); ἀγαθός [agathos] = good; and πούς [pus/pous] = foot. The ending -ος (from ἀγαθός, nominative singular) is routinely dropped in compounds. Sometimes getting at the roots of names can be tricky, but this one seems delightfully str...

Hence why I said "if" you take him for granted. And "if" so than it would be an answer to your question.

Sheesh.

Also: Well, ῥέος [rheus/rheos] = something that flows (like a stream); ἀγαθός [agathos] = good; and πούς [pus/pous] = foot. The ending -ος (from ἀγαθός, nominative singular) is routinely dropped in compounds. Sometimes getting at the roots of names can be tricky, but this one seems delightfully stra...

@Ben C. Smith Many thanks for your comments. I'll admit that my linking of Agathobulus to Elagabalus was for an idea I had and wanted evidence for. Could the Greek Agathobulus be in anyway derived from or compared to the Semitic Ilāh hag-Gaba? By translation, corruption, wordplay, etc? I have no ety...