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From Claude.ai on 10/7/2026. Provide a table that lists the different creation and flood myths in the Ancient Near East and Mesopotamia. Include a brief summary of the story and characters amd when each is estimated to have been written and where. Include a column citing where scholars believe each one contributed to the Hebrew […]
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Continue ReadingThe italicized text below are extracts from the very good post here by Ephraim Stern titled the same as this post. The pdf of that post is embedded at the bottom of this page. His post discusses at length: Opening paragraph – The Bible imagines the religion of ancient Israel as purely monotheistic. And doubtless […]
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – What is meant by the phrase “weeping for Tammuz” in Ezekiel 8:14? The phrase “weeping for Tammuz” in Ezekiel 8:14 refers to a ritual mourning practice associated with the Mesopotamian deity Tammuz (Sumerian: Dumuzi). Tammuz was a god of fertility, vegetation, and the cycle of […]
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