tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377249718696904521.post6909887350875084290..comments2024-02-17T16:05:30.527-06:00Comments on Brothers of the Serpent Podcast: Episode #168: Saudi Arabia and the Mountain of MosesSnakeBroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461631759355754673noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377249718696904521.post-8822677533948335412020-10-12T02:42:49.461-05:002020-10-12T02:42:49.461-05:00Yahweh has long been known to be from the Midian d...Yahweh has long been known to be from the Midian desert. The entire book of Exodus does not need to be considered, because most of it is compiled in 6th C Babylonian captivity and is a hodgepodge of traditions. The part about Jethro the Midianite priest is written with archaic Hebrew and is a very old tradition. The Calebite or Kennite hypothesis is built around an origin of yahwists in the Midian desert, who migrate (and not millions of them, but maybe a thousand at most) into Israel and Judah during the early Iron Age, in the wake of the NK collapse. Yahweh is a son of El in early traditions. The first mention of 'yahu in the land of the shasu' is on an Egyptian inscription from a Sinai copper mine, but is near Aqqaba. The numbers are extremely inflated, or exaggerated, as in much of the bible, and that's due to the editorial agenda of the Babylonian captivity writers. Donald B Redford put a similar model out in his early 90's book "Egypt , Canaan and Israel in Ancient Times". That book is still one of the best, along with Gosta Alstrom " A History of Ancient Palestine". SprucePlainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841272570595925419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377249718696904521.post-23073246690869802672020-10-09T04:35:59.302-05:002020-10-09T04:35:59.302-05:00My name is John, not unknown. My name is John, not unknown. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093307738760507921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377249718696904521.post-35867111656597202812020-10-09T04:33:55.446-05:002020-10-09T04:33:55.446-05:00First. I want to say you guys are awesome. This sh...First. I want to say you guys are awesome. This show was so much fun to listen to and I had a really good time pulling up maps on my phone while listening to see where he was talking about. Second. You totally suck because I was at work and basically got nothing done. Love the show!! 🐍 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093307738760507921noreply@blogger.com