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I am a Biblical history enthusiast as well as a Podcaster on the History of Religions and Their Gods. Was Jesus a myth, or man mythisized, or something else?

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It could be inferred from older biblical texts such as Judges 5, although not written until after the exile in 537 BCE, the evidence that is available, one can conclude that although largely Canaanite according to our current cultural data, Israel expressed a distinct sense of

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It's long, but it's a worthwhile read on the secular reading of Genesis. Theory: What if Abram's Lord (Yahweh) was, in fact, a Mesopotamian overlord, and what if it was actually Ishmael who this Lord insisted Abram sacrifice (as a test of his loyalty)?

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Honest theological question regarding Genesis. Why would Abraham's Lord (Adonai / Yahweh) physically impregnate Abraham's wife, Sarah, so that she can produce an heir for a territory agreement between he and Abraham only to test him by telling him to kill him (the only heir of

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Is the seed provided by the male as important as an undeveloped fetus? According to Gen 38:9 it is. Why does your deity allow 999,999 to die while allow only one to survive? Num 5:11 doesn't help your case much either. It seems that your deity approves of abortion

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Indeed they were! Because in the ancient world when empires were at war with each other to grow territory and steal resources, including Assyria, Babylonia, Persia, and even Judea. Gods were the mascots that would lead generals into a successful war. If one God had better

Indeed they were! Because in the ancient world when empires were at war with each other to grow territory and steal resources, including Assyria, Babylonia, Persia, and even Judea. Gods were the mascots that would lead generals into a successful war.  If one God had better
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Today I want to discuss Yahweh and El. Because the actual origins of the god of Israel was in fact, the Canaanite creator deity, “El”. This reconstruction may be inferred from two pieces of information: First, the name of Israel is not a Yahwistic name with the divine element of

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There is no doubt in my mind that the deity of the Israelites was in fact a flesh and blood human being given the attributes and characteristics of the local gods in Canaan after his death and deification. An Everlasting Quid Pro Quo by Bernard Lamborelle is a book that needs

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A little snippet from the podcast, “The History of Religions and Their Gods” Subject: Shaddai We have an inscriptional text from Deir ‘Alla, a site just north of Jericho that sits across the Jordan River, and it shows the epithet “shadday”. In the inscriptions the shadday is

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It really doesn't matter if biblical Abraham was a historical person or not. The authors of the HB, SP, and LXX all understood that a covenant was made with a major player of a local tribe (potentially Habiru and Shazu) and a Lord figure that takes on roles and attributes of

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Another Snippet from the podcast: The History of Religions and Their Gods! Subject: Divine Names and Attributes Based on the book: The Early History of God by Mark S. Smith and An Everlasting Quid Pro Quo by Bernard Lamborelle There’s been a recent study of inscriptional