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Radio/video program on Bible, Moses, Exodus, religion and myth!

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Here’s the Youtube recording of our conversation at “Beyond the Trailer Park” on January 21, 2015. I explain quite a bit about ancient religion, mythology, the Bible, Moses and the Exodus! http://youtu.be/2PVcLxqaQfg

Archaeologists discover 7,000-year-old sex cult objects in Israel

Acharya S
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Fascinating discovery! Evidence of Stone Age Cultic Phallic Symbols Found in Israel By: Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu Signs of the agricultural revolution in the Stone Age were found in northern Israel. Archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient village, along with sexual symbols. Plans to build a new railway line in the north…

2,750-year-old solar-aligned temple discovered in Israel

Acharya S
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This discovery predates the composition of much of the Bible, other than folkloric tales passed along mainly orally for a couple of centuries, perhaps. Note that the sun’s rays are considered to bring or reveal the “divine presence” in the temple. As scholars and students of ancient religion and mythology…

Have archaeologists found evidence of the Israelite hero Samson?

Acharya S
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The latest attempt at anchoring the Bible in “history” has come with the discovery of a small seal in Israel that purportedly provides “evidence” of the existence of the biblical hero Samson, renowned for his strength and heroism. The Jewish Hercules, Samson went on an unstoppable rampage, slaughtering the Philistines,…

Moses and the Midianites

Acharya S
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Tradition holds that the Pentateuch, composed of the first five books of the Bible, also called the Torah, was written by the Israelite lawgiver Moses, who is held up therein as the major prophet of the Lord of the universe. The claim that Moses wrote the Pentateuch is not sustainable…

Muslim authority plans megamosque on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

Acharya S
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“The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and the faithful our soldiers…” -Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan Oy gevalt! When I read the article below about the planned megamosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, I buried my head in my hands and said,…

Jews, Israel and the Palestinians

Acharya S
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This article clarifies my position vis-a-vis these hot-button issues. As I have demonstrated in my work over the past couple of decades, there is always room for discussion of Jewish supremacy, as outlined in the Old Testament and Talmud. I have criticized this hegemony in my book The Christ Conspiracy…

Prehistoric discovery disproves Bible

Acharya S
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Every so often, Israeli archaeologists make an announcement that others run with in attempts to prove the Bible a history book. Few serious scientists and non-believing scholars today view the Bible as an infallible history textbook, but that fact will not stop the faithful from trying to fit each piece…