The Roots of Zionism The story of Israel can be described as the story of the Jewish people in the modern era. Many young people have been inspired by Herzl’s phrase “If you will it, it is no dream”… HonestReporting Staff June 4, 2019 12:00 am The story of Israel can be described […]
BABYLONIAN RELIGION
The Development, Heyday, and Demise of Panbabylonism PART ONE5*INFO
Ancient Zodiacs, Star Names, and Constellations: Essays and Critiques The Development, Heyday, and Demise of Panbabylonism by Gary D. Thompson Copyright © 2004-2020 by Gary D. Thompson Return To Site Contents Page The Development, Heyday, and Demise of Panbabylonism Astral mythology: Explaining Mesopotamian (and other) mythology as a projection and allegory/metaphor of the movement […]
BABEL AND BIBLE 5*INFO
TWO LECTURES ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ASSYRIOLOGICAL RESEARCH FOR RELIGION EMBODYING THE MOST IMPORTANT CRITICISMS AND THE AUTHOR’S REPLIES DR. FRIEDRICH DELITZSCH PROFESSOR OF ASSYRIOLOGY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF BERLIN TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY THOMAS J. McCORMACK AND W. H. CARRUTH PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED Copyright 1903 by The Open Court Publishing Co. Chicago. “First t,ecture” […]
Open AccessReview Influences of Egyptian Lotus Symbolism and Ritualistic Practices on Sacral Tree Worship in the Fertile Crescent from 1500 BCE to 200 CE
Gilgamesh, Atrahasis and the Flood
Article Articles Gilgamesh, Atrahasis and the Flood By Pete Enns on June 01, 2010 The Bible in Ancient Context The Flood #Introduction The biblical flood story (Genesis 6-9) has certainly taken a beating over the last two or three centuries. The problems began in earnest once geologists realized that a literal submersion of the entire earth in […]
Israelite History in the Context of the Ancient Near East
* Geographical background The Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean, including the regions that are now the location of the following states: Greece, Turkey, Iran (earlier called Persia), Iraq (the ancient Mesopotamia), Lebanon (the ancient Ugarit north of Canaan), Jordan (east of Canaan, across the Jordan river), Syria (related to ancient Assyria), Egypt, Saudi Arabia, […]