Timeline–Ancient Egyptian Beliefs
Text below was extracted from the transcript of Episode 4: Divine Judgment at a very good page at Literature & History web site. Included is an extensive map of the Nile River.
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Creation Myths Compared
From OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – What parts do critical historical scholars say are parallel in the creation myths: In Genesis, Enuma Elish, the Atrahasis, and Gilgamesh? Cite all sources. Critical historical scholars have identified several parallels among the creation narratives in Genesis, the Enuma Elish, the Atrahasis Epic, and the […]
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Enuma Elish Enuma Elish: The Oldest Written Creation Myth The Enuma Elish is composed of close to one thousand lines of cuneiform script that have often been compared with the Old Testament creation story in Genesis I. The story features a great battle between gods Marduk and Tiamat that results in the creation of the Earth and mankind. The […]
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This post is to compile issues in the Gospel of Mark that show the writer was not from Canaan and was not an experienced, practicing Jew. In Mark 6:14, Mark calls Herod “king,” which is incorrect. Matthew and Luke give him his correct title, “tetrarch.” Mark 6: 14-16 – King Herod heard of it, for […]
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Below was extracted from the post by Marg Mowszko here. Then the prophetess Miriam, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women came out following her with tambourines and dancing. Miriam sang to them: “Sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted; he has thrown the horse and its rider into […]
Continue ReadingIs Jeremiah a compilation of multiple speeches?
From OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com First Prompt: Provide the pros and cons and the related scholars regarding the text we call Jeremiah as a compilation of multiple speeches that the historical Jeremiah prepared and delivered. These are the off the cuff ramblings of an angry man, scholars have long held that these […]
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Melchizedek: How a Literary Phantom Became an Eternal Priest and Savior of Israel, September 21, 2024, by Paul Davidson at https://isthatinthebible.wordpress.com/. The text below are extracts from his very in-depth article and are included her as my “talking points”. End extracts from Paul Davidson’s post.
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Facts about Nazareth from https://www.free-bible.com/geography/ancient-israel/nazareth.php Location and Scenery – The little town of Nazareth was one of the most beautiful places in all of Galilee. – It is situated on the most southern of the ranges of lower Galilee, among the hills which are referred to as the south ridges of Lebanon, just before they […]
Continue ReadingTimeline of significant messianic figures, rebel leaders, & related events
From OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt: Provide a timeline of the messianic figures and rebel leaders who emerged during the chaotic period 100 years before the death of Herod the Great in 4 BCE and up to the Bar Kochba rebellion. Include the events in the life of John the Baptist, Jesus, […]
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Notes From ChatCPT Prompt: Who was Judas of Galilee? When was he rebelling against Rome and in what part of the Galilee? Provide any context associated with Jesus of Nazareth. Judas of Galilee (sometimes referred to as Judas the Galilean) was a prominent Jewish revolutionary who led a significant revolt against Roman authority in 6 […]
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