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by Ethan
Tue Apr 26, 2022 10:28 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Shocking Discovery at Ancient Temple in Israel
Replies: 14
Views: 15451

Re: Shocking Discovery at Ancient Temple in Israel

This explains the term "most high" in the Bible.
by Ethan
Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:49 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Garden of Eden
Replies: 12
Views: 13339

Re: Garden of Eden

The rivers suggests Eden is located in Babylon, to be more specific, Sittace. Xenophon, Anabasis 2.4.13 Then they reached the Tigris river, near which was a large and populous city named Sittace, fifteen stadia from the river. The Greeks accordingly encamped beside this city, near a large and beauti...
by Ethan
Sun Apr 03, 2022 5:41 am
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Who is 'El' in the Semitic Pantheon (in Coastal Egypt), c.400-300 BC?
Replies: 10
Views: 3552

Re: Who is 'El' in the Semitic Pantheon, c.400-300 BC?

The first verse of Homer's Iliad reads "Sing, O Goddess" (μηνιν αειδε θεα) and similar to Genesis 1:1 "the God created" (אלהים ברא).

Thus one could say, "Who is Theos in the Greek Pantheon" because El and Theos are interchangeable..
by Ethan
Fri Apr 01, 2022 1:51 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Jacob not James
Replies: 6
Views: 1364

Re: Jacob not James

Book of Jude should be called Book of Judas. Jude and Judas are both Ἰούδας. In fact in the Vulgate he is called Iudas and Yehudah in HNV.

Thomas Didymus Judas?
by Ethan
Fri Apr 01, 2022 1:44 am
Forum: Christian Texts and History
Topic: Jacob not James
Replies: 6
Views: 1364

Jacob not James

One thing that bothers me about New translations of New Testament, they don't restore the names, for example Jacob (Ιάκωβος) in Mark 1:19 is called James in the KJV, NKJV, NLT, ASV, DBY, HNV, RSV, WEB, YLT, NIV, ESV, CSB, NET, BBE, NASB20, NASB95.

What is the reason behind this?
by Ethan
Mon Mar 28, 2022 6:20 pm
Forum: Other Texts and History
Topic: Nuh's Wife
Replies: 8
Views: 25974

Re: Nuh's Wife

One guess is that Noah (נח) means ναύτης; seaman, sailor. = ναυτικός
by Ethan
Mon Oct 11, 2021 4:02 am
Forum: Other Texts and History
Topic: Nuh's Wife
Replies: 8
Views: 25974

Nuh's Wife

Genesis 7:7 Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood Genesis 7:13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ...
by Ethan
Sun Oct 10, 2021 1:50 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: The Scribe
Replies: 1
Views: 1966

Re: The Scribe

προφάτας נביא one who speaks for a god and interprets his will to man. interpreter, expounder of the utterances of the μάντις This explains why Moses was never titled prophet because he was the μάντις (משה, מנשה) but his brother was. Exodus 7:1 The Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god ...
by Ethan
Sat Oct 09, 2021 4:08 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: The Scribe
Replies: 1
Views: 1966

The Scribe

2 Samuel 8:17 Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests and Seraiah was the scribe (LXX. Ασα ὁ γραμματεύς) 1 Chronicles 18:16 Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe (LXX. Σουσα γραμματεὺς) 2 Samuel 20:2...
by Ethan
Sun Oct 03, 2021 2:14 pm
Forum: Jewish Texts and History
Topic: Seventy Years
Replies: 4
Views: 2836

Re: Seventy Years

Jeremiah 46:13 Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt. This is the Siege of Memphis (459–455 BCE) when Megabyzus finally arrived in Egypt, he was able to quickly lift the siege of Memphis, defeating the Egyptians in battle The wife of Megabyzus was Amytis, the daught...