Abstract The tree of life in the Jewish scriptures was not original. A stylized tree was often the center of cultic scenes, with animals such as Ibex feeding on it, or people flanking it. A cylinder seal in the British Museum has a man and a woman flanking a tree, hands stretched toward it. Behind […]
Yahweh
Moses Story is A Self_Evidenced Fiction
Moses story is the most important story in the Old Testament. So, we need to examine how a devoted Jew would look at Moses Story from his perspective. Moses Story was the most important story which influenced Jesus thoughts. We can not understand Jesus ministry without knowing Moses Story. Moses Story gave Jesus courage, determination, […]
The Torah Compared With Previous Ancient Law Codes – MJKruebbe
Hammurabi’s Code and the Law of Moses . Here is a photo of the top part of a stele of Hammurabi’s Code (c. 1750 BCE), now in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Hammurabi receives his right to rule from God (Shamash, seated) and places his hand over his mouth as a sign of reverent prayer. […]
Ancient Times: History of the Early World pdf
A History of God – Karen Armstrong pdf
Mythologies of the World – Ron Smith pdf
The Old Testament and its Authors pdf
Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses
Nanna/Suen/Sin (god) Mesopotamian moon god. He was called Nanna in Sumerian, and Su’en or Sin in Akkadian. The earliest writings of both are roughly contemporary, and occur interchangeably. An additional name, which is only attested in literary texts, is Dilimbabbar. The true etymologies of both Nanna and Su’en remain unclear (Krebernik 1993-98b: 360-64). Functions Possible […]
Religious World?
In God we Trust: but other people don’t, really. Let’s look at religions ALEXANDRU MICU A few days ago i was hanging out with a friend drinking a few beers discussing important science-y stuff, and the subject of religion came up, as it tends to do during heated science debates. Heated science debate. Image via […]