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Bobby Lane started a conversation at the BSA General Discussion forum on January 7, 2025, about the difference between Israel’s God YHWH and other Gods. Michael Waddell’s comment is worth saving and is copied below. Michael L Waddell In the ancient world, gods were very local. The first mention of YHWH in a non-Hebrew inscription […]
Continue ReadingThis page contains significant comments to a post in the Bible Nerds section titled Were Yahweh and El, the Chief god of the Canaanite Pantheon, Good Buddies? at Biblical Studies Academy stemming from the OP by Ron Gamache dated 12/29/2024. Following is a paragraph with the question from the Original Post; Can the biblical scholars […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – Provide a timeline of the various sects of Jewish Christianity citing the escape to Pella to avoid the Romans. Include the locations where it was practiced and key leaders. The history of Jewish Christianity is complex, involving various sects, leaders, and significant events, including the […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – What changes in religious practice resulted from the Jewish revolt against Roman rule after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE and the Bar Kochba revolt, Include changes in Jewish Christianity and later Christianity? The Jewish revolts against Roman rule, particularly the destruction […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT 10/26/2024; OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – Who were the ancestors of Moses in the bible? Moses’ ancestry, as outlined in the Bible, traces back to the patriarchs of the Israelites. He belonged to the tribe of Levi, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. His lineage is provided mainly […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT – Q: List of monarchs from Jacob to Zedikiah The monarchs of the Kingdom of Judah from Rehoboam (son of Solomon) to Zedekiah (the last king before the Babylonian exile) are as follows. Since you’re asking from Jacob (Israel’s patriarch) to Zedekiah, note that Jacob’s name was changed to Israel and was the […]
Continue ReadingExtracts from my Kindle copy of Who Wrote the Bible? by Richard Elliott Friedman. The following are examples of Solomon’s policy toward northern Israel from pages 44 and 45. Those policies lead to the split into Israel and Judah. Freidman explained the new leadership here. The Shiloh prophet Ahijah instigated the northern tribes’ secession, and he designated […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 10/19/2024 The Northern Tribes of Israel, also known as the Ten Lost Tribes, were part of the ancient Kingdom of Israel that split from the united monarchy after the reign of King Solomon. They formed the northern kingdom, distinct from the southern Kingdom of Judah. The division occurred around 930 BCE, following […]
Continue ReadingWhat Really Happened at Mount Sinai? Four biblical answers to one question by Baruch J. Schwartz at BAS *** This is a very extensive response to the question with scripture links to many statements, contradictions and other difficulties. The three following paragraphs are excerpts from his text. The Bible presents the lawgiving not as a single dramatic […]
Continue ReadingJump to Sections not in this view Related Posts on this site: The book is named “Numbers” because the Septuagint titled it Arithmoi (“Numbers” or “Censuses”) after the censuses of the Israelites in chapters 1-4 and 26, a title that passed into Latin as Numeri and then into English, and that parallels the rabbinic name […]
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