Posted on 11/05/2015 9:53:32 AM PST by Jandy on Genesis
Biblical anthropology seeks to understand antecedents and explores the beliefs of Abraham's cattle-herding Nilo-Saharan ancestors. Until we better understand their religious practices we will continue to impose incorrect or inadequate interpretations on the Bible.
David Noel Freedman has said: “The Hebrew Bible is the one artifact from antiquity that not only maintained its integrity but continues to have a vital, powerful effect thousands of years later.â€
The Bible contains material older than the first civilizations. The king lists of Genesis 4 and 5 are an example. Anthropological analysis of the kinship pattern of these ruler-priest lines has shown them to be authentic. The kinship pattern is unique and does not appear to change throughout the Bible. The evidence of this distinctive marriage and ascendancy could not have been written back into the texts at a later date. It is the thread that weaves through the Bible from beginning to end. Further, understanding this marriage and ascendancy pattern is essential for a biblical understanding of Jesus, the Son of God, as the fulfillment of Messianic expectation. He is a descendant of the earliest named rulers to whom the Creator made a promise concerned the divine Seed (Gen. 3:15). Jesus referred to Himself as the promised "Seed" when He foretold his death in Jerusalem. He said, "Unless a seed fall into the ground and die, it cannot give life." (John 12:24)
Jesus' ancestors were the "mighty men of old" and great kingdom builders who dispersed widely in the archaic world. They were a ruler caste (clans that practiced endogamy) who spread along the mountain chains (high places) of Southern Europe and the Hindu Kush. They likely controlled commerce through the Pamir Junction. These were aggressive kingdom builders who regarded themselves as divinely appointed to disperse and subdue the earth.
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Yeah, great.
My point is that you didn’t post the whole thing.
Why not?
You have no point. You simply want to harass, as usual. Excerpts are allowed and quite appropriate at FR. What I posted is sufficient for readers to know if they wish to pursue the subject or not.
What stopped you from posting the whole thing?
Surely something motivated you.
bump
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Got a news flash for you, sport. FR does not exist for the purpose of driving traffic (read: revenue generation) to your, or anybody elses, blog. What we can do is pull threads from this blog if that will help.
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I have no complaint if a good conservative blogger posts his own material to FR, not as an excerpt to drive hits and discussion back to his blog, but rather to impart useful information to OUR readers and to promote and join in on the discussion and conservative activism HERE on FR.
If a blogger can’t or refuses do that, and if he constantly complains or fights with our participants over it, then I’d just as soon he doesn’t post here.
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You and OldPoopyMax \\ post excerpts on FR and do not answer questions.
I follow the rules and guidlines set by Jim Robinson and the Admin Moderators.
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What questions do you want answered?
OldPoopyMax
I may have to get that lettered on a mug for you.
Or maybe embroidered on a hat, that might be more fitting.
Did not ask a question. The OP needs to post in its entirety.
Actually I think of him as “OldMaxiPad”....
Thackney, are you new here? Wrong poster \\ OPM posts content as an excerpt and never responds on threads. Humblegunner will recognize those threads.
I didn’t recognize.
Here I thought OPM was a new name for humblegunner.
I was entertained.
Now I’m disappointed.
He pretty much is.
I've only known him personally for about a dozen years, been to dozens
of gun ranges with him, rented him RV space, been on multi-state road
trips with him, had him look at my AC system, hosted him at parties
where we blew stuff up, built him a fence and a gate...
I'm pretty sure ol' Thackney gets where I'm coming from.
Well - that was kind of funny! I actually bookmarked the links you posted. disrespectful for posters to drive traffic to their site from FR — leeching of the work JR and many others here have built over the years.
Spring chicken, that one!
back at ‘cha
I would like to add to your list
“and trimmed my dog’s toe nails.”
More of those can be found at:
http://www.freerepublic.com/~thackney/links?U=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freerepublic.com%2Ffocus%2Fmy%2F
Sorry, I should have added, not all of those are Blog Pimp related. Don’t just cut and paste them all.
Will do !! Handy to have \\ thanks thackney!
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