On the Mountains of the Prairie, On the great Red Pipe-stone Quarry, Gitche Manito, the mighty, He the Master of Life, descending, On the red crags of the quarry Stood erect, and called the nations, Called the tribes of men together. From his footprints flowed a river, Leaped into the light of morning, O’er the precipice plunging […]
Mass Revelation (Sinai, Fatima et al)
The Song of Hiawatha – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
THE CREATOR CONCEPT AMONG THE INDIANS OF NORTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA – EDWIN M. LOEB
Is the Torah the only religious text that was given to humanity via National Revelation?
If so, why? National Revelation: The Torah claims that the entire Jewish nation heard God speak at Sinai, an assertion that has been accepted as part of their nation’s history for over 3,000 years. Did God Speak at Sinai? Ali Tehrani, B.S., B.A. Mathematics and Philosophy & Logic, Language and Epistemology, California State University, Nor… Answered […]
Aztec Huitzilopochtli Myth and Revelation of Huitzilopochtli – Mark Cartwright
Huitzilopochtli (pron. Huit-zi-lo-pocht-li) or ‘Hummingbird of the South’ or ‘Blue Hummingbird on the Left’ was one of the most important deities in the Aztec pantheon and for the Méxica he was the supreme god. He was the god of the sun and war, considered the patron of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán and associated with gold, warriors and rulers. His calendar name was […]
Miracle of the Sun
Starting in May of 1917, something happened to three shepherd children in the town of Fátima, Portugal. The events have become known as Our Lady of Fátima. Starting on May 1, 1917, the children began to describe seeing a woman “brighter than the sun, shedding rays of light clearer and stronger than a crystal ball, pierced by […]
*Is the story of a divine miracle at Mt. Sinai, witnessed by a national audience, unique among cultures or religions?
up vote18down votefavorite 3 There is a claim, made by Rabbi Lawrence Kelemen in his books (such as Permission to Receive) and lectures (such as this “The Veracity of Torah” lecture on TorahCafé), that the story of a divine miracle at Mt. Sinai (the revelation of God) taking place before the entire “nation of Israel” is unique among cultures and […]