Catastrophism: Man, Myth and Mayhem in Ancient History and the Sciences

781. From the Death of Herod till Vespasian was sent to subdue the Jews by Nero [Books]

... enjoins men to mourn for the dead, that they may not be evil spoken of; for, as Josephus says presently, if any one omits this mourning [funeral feast], he is not esteemed a holy person. How it is certain that such a seven days' mourning has been customary from times of the greatest antiquity, Genesis 1:10. Funeral feasts are also mentioned as of considerable antiquity, Ezekiel 24:17; Jeremiah 16:7 ; Prey. 31:6 ; Deuteronomy 26:14; Josephus, Of the War B. III. ch. 9. sect. 5. (2 ) This holding a council in the temple of ...

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782. A Return to the Two Sargons and Their Successors [Journals] [Aeon]

... 56] P. James, loc. cit. [57] The collective name given to the anonymous writings which have been erroneously attributed to Pope Clement I. [58] Recognitiones I:30 & IV:28-29. [59] G. Heinsohn, op. cit., pp. 7, 8. [60] Genesis 10:8-10. [61] I Chronicles 1:10. [62] Micah 5:6 . [63] H. Lewy, "Origin and Significance of the Mâgên Dâwîd," Archiv Orientalni, 18:3 (1950), pp. 337, 338; A. E. Guiness (ed.) ...

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783. The Historical Evidence (Carl Sagan & Immanuel Velikovsky) [Books]

... to the Morning Star survived in human sacrifices by the Skidi Pawnee of Nebraska in years when the Morning Star appeared especially bright, or in years when there was a comet in the sky'... [Among the ancient Hebrews] the fiftieth year was a jubilee year... The jubilee of the Mayas must have had a genesis similar to that of the jubilee of the Israelites."42 It is clear that Velikovsky presents times and catastrophes that do match. But Sagan rather than deal with this, glosses over the material with broad unfounded statements. What does not match is Sagan's remarks about evidence and raises suspicion about his method of analysis. Sagan states, ...

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784. From Fadus the Procurator to Florus [Books]

... 8. sect. , 11; ch. 9. sect. 1, 4, 6, 7. (2 ) Josephus here uses the word monogene, an only begotten son, for no other than one best beloved, as does both the Old and New Testament, I mean where there were one or more sons besides, Genesis 22:2 ; Hebrew 11:17. See the note on B. I. ch. 13. sect. 1. (3 ) It is here very remarkable, that the remains of Noah's ark were believed to he still in being in the days of Josephus. See the note on B. I. ch. ...

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