https://www.dhushara.com/book/orsin/origsin.htm http://https://www.dhushara.com/book/orsin/decalog.htm http://https://www.dhushara.com/book/orsin/asherah.htm http://https://www.dhushara.com/book/god/hebrew.htm#anchor316374 The history of the Moon God and his consort in successive Near Eastern Cultures from Sumeria through Canaan to Sa’aba and Harran Dedicated to my namesake and alter-ego Christine “If it were not for you this work would have been a place of poverty” The moon is rightly believed to be […]
A ICEBERG - Hebrew and Babylonian Traditions/Similarities
How Does the Hebrew Bible Relate to the Ancient Near Eastern World? by Alan Lenzi
Just as knowing something about the 18th century Enlightenment, Colonial American history, and the men who attended the Constitutional Convention will inform your historical understanding of the U.S. Constitution, knowing something about ancient Near Eastern history and culture will deepen your historical understanding of the documents that compose the Hebrew Bible. Three brief discussions, on […]
Remembering Abraham Culture, Memory, and History in the Hebrew Bible – Ronald Hendel PDF
I would even go so far as to say historical error, is a crucial factor in the creation of a nation.
ANCIENT FICTIONALITY: Moses, Exodusand the Conquest of Time.
https://www.academia.edu/37382686/ANCIENT_FICTIONALITY_Moses_Exodus_and_the_Conquest_of_Time
Genesis of Genesis: Where Did the Biblical Story of Creation Come From?
The Bible actually has more than one creation myth, and the one you’re thinking of seems to have arisen not from ancient Israelite lore but from the central Asian steppes. Primordial Mesopotamian mythical beings: A chaos monster, left, being vanquished by the Sun God. Myths around the region got adopted and changed. Primordial Mesopotamian mythical […]