He was a little guy. Kinda funny-lookin'.
Posted on 08/22/2020 2:19:30 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Live Science contacted several scholars not affiliated with Garfinkel's work to get their thoughts on the Khirbet Qeiyafa head and Garfinkel's interpretation of it.
Most were unable to reply at press time. However, Oded Lipschits, an archaeologist at Tel Aviv University who co-directs excavations at Tell Moza, and Shua Kisilevitz, an archaeologist with the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University who excavates at Tell Moza, denounced the idea in a jointly written response.
"Although we cannot rule out the possibility that the human heads from Mo?a and Qeiyafa depicted gods, they have no markings, symbols or attributes -- such as horns, crescents, bulls -- found on figures and visual representations throughout the ancient Near East, that would identify them as divine figures. Furthermore, when gods were depicted on animals, they did not sit on them -- they do not need the transport -- they stood on them," Lipschits and Kisilevitz told Live Science in their response.
They also said that archaeological and historical research indicates that around 3,000 years ago Yahweh wasn't even worshipped in the region yet, much less was he the sole god of Israel.
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Jeeeeezzzz I hope not...That’s makes for a pretty ugly God...
“They also said that archaeological and historical research indicates that around 3,000 years ago Yahweh wasn’t even worshipped in the region yet, much less was he the sole god of Israel.”
Then, successfully being transformed into the Creator of mankind …
He was a little guy. Kinda funny-lookin'.
Pretty poor “art” for only 1000bc.
Garfinkel should keep to singing Sounds of Silence.
The Lipschits has spoken...time to move on.
It's probably a kid's toy. :^)
...or a kid's homework, they didn't have magnets and fridge doors. :^)
Ancient Salt and Pepper shakers.
I think there was a god in Ebla (North Syrian city which dates back to the 3rd millennium BC) with a name similar enough to Yahweh to think it may be the same deity.
Reminds me of the old story about the kid who was drawing in Sunday School and the teacher asked him what he was drawing. He told her he was drawing a picture of God. She told him, “No one knows what God looks like.” He answered, “They will when I get finished with this.”
Also, the idea that there could be an icon of 'God' is silly; the Scripture they quote that God rode a horse (Habakkuk 3:8) doesn't convey that idea to me at all.
I have good files in my archives on Khirbet Qeiyafa but no access from this tablet. I believe the site contains a 'Solomonic gate' (i.e. also found at other sites) but it has been a while...
I've got to straighten out my BAR subscriptions, I'm supposed to have access across all formats, get the magazine, but no visible sign of a sign-on.
I found a couple of these in my Garage this year.
I had that problem with full access a few years ago. I contacted them and that solved the problem. My subscription has lapsed and the email updates just became marketing blurbs... I unsubscribed to everything... I just don't have the time. Even my FR is lagging... age... and medical issues. :^(
looks like a calf - of the golden type
It’s a cow.................
I hoof to agree.
They worshiped cows long before they had anthropomorphic types of gods..............
Shofar, sho good.
That's a Ram's horn.................
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