{"id":7817,"date":"2023-06-19T22:10:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T03:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abudinen.com\/blog\/?p=7817"},"modified":"2023-06-24T17:05:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T22:05:26","slug":"torah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abudinen.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/19\/torah\/","title":{"rendered":"Torah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As it says in Talmud Avoda Zara 2B<br>\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d6\u05d0\u05ea \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 (\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d3, \u05de\u05d3) \u05d5\u05d6\u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05e9\u05e8 \u05e9\u05dd \u05de\u05e9\u05d4<br>The word Zot, This, is not used for any other reason, but is used specifically to attest that the whole Torah was written by Moshe. As it says:&nbsp;This is the Torah, that Moshe set before the Children of Yisrael. (Devarim 4:44)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nobel laureate Richard Roberts says capitalism and health care do not mix<\/strong> Asia should steer clear of the US funding model for health care, Nobel Prize winning scientist Richard Roberts tells Richard Lord. If you&#8217;re just using health care to make money, you will treat the wrong diseases. richard Roberts&nbsp;https:\/\/amp.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/health\/article\/1432675\/nobel-laureate-richard-roberts-says-capitalism-and-health-care-do<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All politic party is the same. They are behind their interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Por donaci\u00f3n de 15 d\u00f3lares a campa\u00f1a de Biden, cuestionan al juez colombiano que investiga a Trump. Juan Manuel Merch\u00e1n habr\u00eda apoyado con peque\u00f1as sumas al entonces candidato y a grupos dem\u00f3cratas, lo que aviva las prevenciones de Trump con respecto a que el juez est\u00e1 en su contra. 6\/4\/2023 https:\/\/www.semana.com\/amp\/mundo\/articulo\/por-donacion-de-15-dolares-a-campana-de-biden-cuestionan-al-juez-colombiano-que-investiga-a-trump\/202355\/ <strong>Los mismos registros analizados por NBC News enumeran dos peque\u00f1as donaciones, cada una de 10 d\u00f3lares, del mismo Juan Merchan el 27 de julio de 2020 a dos grupos progresistas: Stop Republicans y Progressive Turnout Project, grupos afiliados entre s\u00ed.<\/strong>&nbsp;Las tres donaciones, incluida la de Biden, se realizaron a trav\u00e9s de ActBlue, una empresa de procesamiento de donaciones en l\u00ednea utilizada por casi todas las campa\u00f1as dem\u00f3cratas en Estados Unidos. El informe de NBC News asegura que la donaci\u00f3n que habr\u00eda realizado Merchan, significar\u00eda su apoyo al oponente pol\u00edtico de un acusado que enfrenta un juicio en su sala de audiencias, adem\u00e1s, probablemente seguir\u00e1n alimentando la cr\u00edtica de Trump contra el juez y su familia, a quienes tilda de ser parciales en su contra.&nbsp;De hecho, no solo acusa al juez Merch\u00e1n, sino tambi\u00e9n a su hija, quien trabaj\u00f3 para la candidatura presidencial de la entonces senadora dem\u00f3crata por California, Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/journal\/17498171\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Religion Compass<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/toc\/17498171\/2014\/8\/1\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Volume 8, Issue 1<\/a>&nbsp;p. 1-10 Article<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Greek and Canaanite Mythologies: Zeus, Baal, and their Rivals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/authored-by\/ContribAuthorRaw\/L%C3%B3pez%E2%80%90Ruiz\/Carolina\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Carolina L\u00f3pez-Ruiz<\/a> First published: 05 January 2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/rec3.12095\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/rec3.12095<\/a> Citations:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/rec3.12095#citedby-section\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hesiod&#8217;s&nbsp;<em>Theogony<\/em>&nbsp;is normally read as a \u2018hymn to Zeus\u2019, praising the victory of the Greek Storm God over the previous generations of gods (Ouranos, Kronos, and the Titans). The backbone of the&nbsp;<em>Theogony<\/em>&nbsp;is the so-called Succession Myth, widely accepted by scholars as an adaptation from the Near Eastern theme of the cosmic struggle between generations of gods, leading to the victory of the Storm God. The Mesopotamian&nbsp;<em>Enuma Elish<\/em>, the Hurro-Hittite&nbsp;<em>Song of Kumarbi<\/em>, and less explicitly the Ugaritic and Biblical texts all reflect versions of this type of divine conflict. Behind the neat pattern of the succession, however, Greek sources contain scattered references to stories where even the power of Zeus is occasionally threatened. Through these allusions, we can reconstruct an \u2018alternative\u2019 motif of divine instability in Greek mythology. This essay will show that Greek and Northwest Semitic mythologies in particular converge in this less canonical picture of divine kingship, especially if we look at the concerns surrounding Baal&#8217;s ascension to power in the Ugaritic&nbsp;<em>Baal Cycle<\/em>&nbsp;and his seemingly fragile position as the new \u2018king in heaven\u2019. The mythological representation of the dynamics among the gods, in turn, correlates with different perceptions of kingship among societies in the eastern Mediterranean. These shared theological concerns exemplify a phenomenon latent in many aspects of Greek \u2018orientalizing\u2019 literature and art, namely, a more direct and intense contact with the Northwest Semites (Canaanites, later Phoenicians, and others) than is usually granted. This brief overview will remind us of some of the methodological problems that challenge the study of comparative religion and mythology. https:\/\/compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/rec3.12095<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">REVIEW https:\/\/armstronginstitute.org\/325-zeus-baal-and-a-rare-bronze-bull-idol-discovered-in-greece#:~:text=The%20Zeus%2Dbull%20connection%20goes,the%20later%20equivalent%20of%20Zeus).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ustedes pueden hacer lo que quieran siempre y cuando hagan lo que les diga. Bajar a quien suba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eso no funcionaria sino lo que yo proponga, partidos pol\u00edticos? Para la generaci\u00f3n de la onu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">asi pero no as\u00ed. No por ti. Quitaron a tus jefes y luego te quitan a ti<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Karl Marx lenin Mao tse tung https:\/\/freemason.org.tw\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">REVIEW https:\/\/theeducator.ca\/freemasonry-in-china\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">potentes pastillas para dormir cigarrillos gran n\u00famero de parejas sexuales<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10 millones de adictos fueron obligados a tratamientos en china por opio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">en1958 industrializacion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">la guerra une a la fuerza<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">el anticristo comienza bien para buscar adeptos luego esclaviza<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qbasic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">QuickBASIC has an unofficial community of hobby programmers who use the compiler to write&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Video_game\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">video games<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GUI\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">GUIs<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Utility_software\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">utilities<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QuickBASIC#cite_note-6\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QuickBASIC#cite_note-7\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[7]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QuickBASIC#cite_note-8\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[8]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;The community has dedicated several Web sites,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Message_board\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">message boards<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Online_magazine\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">online magazines<\/a>&nbsp;to the language.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QuickBASIC#cite_note-9\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[9]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QuickBASIC#cite_note-10\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[10]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, programmers sometimes use DOS&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emulator\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">emulators<\/a>, such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DOSBox\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">DOSBox<\/a>, to run QuickBASIC on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Linux\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Linux<\/a>&nbsp;and on modern&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Personal_computer_hardware\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">personal computer hardware<\/a>&nbsp;that no longer supports the compiler.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QuickBASIC#cite_note-11\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[11]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QuickBASIC#cite_note-12\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[12]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;Alternatives to this include&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FreeBASIC\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FreeBASIC<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QB64\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">QB64<\/a>, but they cannot yet run&nbsp;<em>all<\/em>&nbsp;QBasic\/QuickBASIC programs.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QuickBASIC#cite_note-13\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[13]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2008, a set of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TCP\/IP\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TCP\/IP<\/a>&nbsp;routines for QuickBASIC 4.x and 7.1 has revitalized some interest in the software. In particular, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vintage_computer\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">vintage computer<\/a>&nbsp;hobbyist community has been able to write software for old computers that run DOS, allowing these machines to access other computers through a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Local_area_network\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LAN<\/a>&nbsp;or the internet. This has allowed systems even as old as an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/8088\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">8088<\/a>&nbsp;to serve new functions, such as acting as a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Web_server\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Web server<\/a>&nbsp;or using&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IRC\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">IRC<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QuickBASIC#cite_note-14\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[14]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140904181932\/http:\/\/www.qbasic.com\/games\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;QBASIC Games Directory&#8221;<\/a>. 2008-11-29. Archived from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qbasic.com\/games\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the original<\/a>&nbsp;on 4 September 2014. Retrieved&nbsp;2008-12-28.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QuickBASIC#cite_ref-7\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/qbasicgui.datacomponents.net\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;GUI Reviews&#8221;<\/a>. 2008-12-19. Retrieved&nbsp;2008-12-28.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QuickBASIC#cite_ref-8\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/theguiblog.com\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;The (BASIC) GUI Blog&#8221;<\/a>. 2011-02-06. Retrieved&nbsp;2011-02-06.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QuickBASIC#cite_ref-9\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/qbasicnews.com\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Qbasic\/Quickbasic News&#8221;<\/a>. 2008-12-26. Retrieved&nbsp;2008-12-28.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QuickBASIC#cite_ref-10\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.petesqbsite.com\/sections\/express\/express.shtml\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;QB Express&#8221;<\/a>. Pete&#8217;s QBASIC\/QuickBasic Site. 2008. Retrieved&nbsp;2008-12-28.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QuickBASIC#cite_ref-11\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Pete Trbovich (2007-03-31).&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/penguinpetes.com\/b2evo\/index.php?title=howto_play_with_your_old_qbasic_programs&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;HOWTO Play With Your Old QBasic Programs on Linux&#8221;<\/a>. Retrieved&nbsp;2008-12-28.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QuickBASIC#cite_ref-12\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Kiyote Wolf (2008-05-10).&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.petesqbsite.com\/sections\/express\/issue28\/index.html#kiyotewolf\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Kiyote Wolf on a Variety of Subjects&#8221;<\/a>. QB Express. Retrieved&nbsp;2008-12-28.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QuickBASIC#cite_ref-13\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;For example, FreeBASIC does not yet support QBasic&#8217;s &#8220;ON PLAY&#8221; callback for background music, or the use of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PEEK_and_POKE\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PEEK and POKE<\/a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/I\/O_port\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">I\/O ports<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QuickBASIC#cite_ref-14\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Mike Chambers (2008-07-12).&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rubbermallet.org\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;rubbermallet.org: Where QuickBASIC gets much more powerful&#8221;<\/a>. Retrieved&nbsp;2008-12-28.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The leaves and leaf stalks, which are also fragrant, were used in baking in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imu\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">imu<\/a>, underground oven, to enhance the flavor of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pork\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">pork<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fish\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">fish<\/a>&nbsp;as they cooked. Traditionally, the aromatic underground rhizomes were sliced, dried, and pounded to a powder, then added to the folds of stored&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kapa\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">kapa<\/a>&nbsp;cloth.<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zingiber_zerumbet#cite_note-MMag-12\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[12]<\/a><br>Perhaps the most common use of the plant&nbsp;<em>awapuhi<\/em>&nbsp;is as a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shampoo\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">shampoo<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hair_conditioner\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">conditioner<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zingiber_zerumbet#cite_note-13\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[13]<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zingiber_zerumbet#cite_note-14\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[14]<\/a>&nbsp;The clear fragrant juice present in the mature flower heads that resemble red pine cones is used for softening and bringing shininess to the hair. It can be left in the hair or rinsed out and can also be used as a massage lubricant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wood, Paul (March\u2013April 2012).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mauimagazine.net\/maui-tropical-flowers-farm\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Hot Tropicals&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Maui N\u014d Ka \u02bbOi<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zingiber_zerumbet#cite_ref-13\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Reed, Bridget (5 Aug 2022).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/spongelle.com\/blogs\/news\/hawaiian-awapuhi\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Hawaiian Awapuhi: What Is It &amp; What Are Its Benefits?&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Spongell\u00e9<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zingiber_zerumbet#cite_ref-14\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">^<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Jay, Sarah (28 Jul 2022).&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epicgardening.com\/shampoo-ginger\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8220;Shampoo Ginger Plant: &#8216;Awapuhi Kuahiwi&#8221;<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>Epic Gardening<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marco polo&#8217;s dragons https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/marco-polos-dragons-2867\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marco Polo lived during the 13th and 14th centuries A.D. He was originally from Venice, but he, his father, and his uncle travelled extensively to the Far East. His book,&nbsp;<em>The Travels of Marco Polo,<\/em>&nbsp;document much of his exploration into the regions of China, Persia, Tibet, and Burma (Polo, 1961, preface). Polo spent much of his book detailing the interesting customs of different ethnic groups he encountered. He also focused on the different animals and plants associated with these tribes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In chapter 49, Polo related items of interest found in a province named Karajan. He reported that large quantities of gold were found in the rivers. He further noted that the citizens used cowrie shells as currency. He then described some of the animals associated with the area. He wrote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are found snakes and huge serpents, ten paces in length and ten spans in girth [that is, 50 feet long and 100 inches in girth]. At the fore part, near the head, they have two short legs, each with three claws, as well as eyes larger than a loaf and very glaring. The jaws are wide enough to swallow a man, the teeth are large and sharp, and their whole appearance is so formidable that neither man, nor any kind of animal can approach them without terror. Others are of smaller size, being eight, six, or five paces long (1961, pp. 158-159).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biblearchaeology.org\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Home<\/a>&nbsp;\u00bb&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/biblearchaeology.org\/research\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Research<\/a>&nbsp;\u00bb&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/biblearchaeology.org\/research\/25-research\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Latest Research Articles By Category<\/a>&nbsp;\u00bb&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/biblearchaeology.org\/research\/chronological-categories\/patriarchal-era\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Patriarchal Era 2166-1876 BC<\/a>&nbsp;\u00bb&nbsp;The Discovery of the Sin Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are pleased to announce the publication of a new article, &#8220;Methuselah\u2019s Begetting Age in Genesis 5:25 and the Primeval Chronology of the Septuagint: A Closer Look at the Textual and Historical Evidence.&#8221; This article appears in the 10th volume of the&nbsp;<em>Answers Research Journal.<\/em>&nbsp;It is excerpted here on the ABR website, and is now available for reading and download on the&nbsp;<em>Answers in Genesis<\/em>&nbsp;website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most young-earth creationists who view the genealogies of Genesis 5 and 11 as yielding a continuous chronology from the creation of Adam to the birth of Abraham claim that the Hebrew Masoretic Text (MT) preserves the original begetting ages given to Moses by Yahweh. Calculations derived from the MT yield a timespan for this period of about 2008 years. The Greek Septuagint (LXX) yields a chronology for this era of 3394 years, 1386 years greater than the MT. In some LXX manuscripts of Genesis 5:25, Methuselah was 167 years old when he fathered Lamech, placing Methuselah\u2019s death 14 years beyond the Deluge. This obvious problem often leads to a swift dismissal of any possibility that the LXX might preserve the original begetting ages and remaining years of life for each named patriarch in Genesis 5 and 11. This article will examine this issue and advance four main points: (1) the figure of 187 for Methuselah is original to the LXX translation and to Moses; (2) the reading of 167 in certain manuscripts of the LXX is a scribal error which occurred early in its complex transmissional history; (3) the appearance of 167 in some LXX manuscripts does not automatically negate the overall validity of the LXX\u2019s primeval chronology; and (4) numerous lines of historical and textual evidence suggest the young-earth creation community should remain open and willing to contemplate the strong likelihood that the primeval chronology of the LXX reflects most of the numbers that Moses originally recorded in Genesis 5 and 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">codex alexadrinus gen 5:25 is better<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">codex vaticanus many errors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">lexham orthodox study Bible New translation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">old Greek vs theodotion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">combined-TheApostolicBiblePolyglot2ndEdition2013.pdf<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">brenton lxx footpage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By comparing the two main families of Greek and Hebrew (with the occasional look at the Samaritan Pentateuch, Aramaic Targums, and ancient writers who quote the Bible), we can arrive at what is probably the original text. https:\/\/2001translation.org\/about\/septuagint-vs-masoretic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">https:\/\/www.thetextofthegospels.com\/2017\/03\/ten-reasons-why-sinaiticus-was-not-made.html?m=1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">REVIEW <strong>Why are the Apocrypha in the Septuagint?<\/strong> By&nbsp;James M. Rochford A REVIEW OF EACH BOOK https:\/\/www.evidenceunseen.com\/world-religions\/roman-catholicism\/the-apocrypha\/why-are-the-apocrypha-in-the-septuagint\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The presence of the Apocrypha in the Septuagint (i.e. the Greek translation of the OT) does not support their inspiration for a number of reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>First, the Septuagint was translated before the Apocrypha were even written<\/em>.<\/strong>&nbsp;The Septuagint was translated between 250-132 BC, but the Apocrypha date from 180 to 100 BC! Thus Apocrypha scholar David deSilva writes, \u201cThe \u2018Septuagint\u2019 codices mentioned above cannot be used as evidence for an Alexandrian Jewish canon that included the Apocrypha.\u2019&nbsp;<strong>These manuscripts are fourth and fifth-century Christian works,<\/strong>&nbsp;fail to agree on the extent tent of the extra books, and seem to have been compiled more with convenience of reference in mind than as the standards of canonical versus noncanonical books (the fact that one even contained, at one point, Psalms of Solomon strongly suggests this). As \u2018church books,\u2019 they may have sought to contain what was useful rather than what was strictly canonical. These manuscripts do bear witness, however, to usage in the church in the fourth century (differing from one region to another or even within a single region). The fact that the books of the Apocrypha are interspersed among the (other) Old Testament books also suggests that the communities that produced these manuscripts did not share a consciousness of a closed Old Testament canon corresponding to the rabbinic canon. With these considerations in mind, we can begin to sort out the history of the use and status of the Apocrypha books in the early synagogue and early church.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.evidenceunseen.com\/world-religions\/roman-catholicism\/the-apocrypha\/why-are-the-apocrypha-in-the-septuagint\/#_ftn1\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Second, the complete Apocrypha are not found in any of the various codices that contain the Septuagint<\/em>.<\/strong>&nbsp;Scholar D.A. Carson writes, \u201cAlthough the LXX translations were undertaken before Christ, the LXX evidence that has come down to us is both late and mixed. An important early manuscript like Codex Vaticanus (4th cent.) includes all the Apocrypha except 1 and 2 Maccabees; Codex Sinaiticus (4th cent.) has Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, and Ecclesiasticus; another, Codex Alexandrinus (5th cent.) boasts all the apocryphal books plus 3 and 4 Maccabees and the Psalms of Solomon. In other words, there is no evidence here for a well-delineated set of additional canonical books.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.evidenceunseen.com\/world-religions\/roman-catholicism\/the-apocrypha\/why-are-the-apocrypha-in-the-septuagint\/#_ftn2\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[2]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evidenceunseen.com\/world-religions\/roman-catholicism\/the-apocrypha\/why-are-the-apocrypha-in-the-septuagint\/#_ftnref1\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[1]<\/a>&nbsp;David A. deSilva,&nbsp;<em>Introducing the Apocrypha<\/em>&nbsp;(Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2002), Kindle Location 313.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evidenceunseen.com\/world-religions\/roman-catholicism\/the-apocrypha\/why-are-the-apocrypha-in-the-septuagint\/#_ftnref2\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[2]<\/a>&nbsp;D.A. Carson,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/tgc-documents\/carson\/1997_apocryphal-deuterocanonical_books.pdf\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u201cThe Apocryphal\/Deuterocanonical Books: An Evangelical View.\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<em>The Parallel Apocrypha<\/em>&nbsp;(Edited by John R. Kohlenberger III. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997), xliv-xlvii.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As it says in Talmud Avoda Zara 2B\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d6\u05d0\u05ea \u05d0\u05dc\u05d0 \u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05e0\u05d0\u05de\u05e8 (\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d3, \u05de\u05d3) \u05d5\u05d6\u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05e9\u05e8 \u05e9\u05dd \u05de\u05e9\u05d4The word Zot, This, is not used for any other reason, but is &#8230; <a title=\"Torah\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/abudinen.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/19\/torah\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Torah\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"social-share asbm-share-block\"><strong class=\"asbm-share-title\">Sharing is caring<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fabudinen.com%2Fblog%2F2023%2F06%2F19%2Ftorah%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"asbm-share asbm-share--facebook\" aria-label=\"Compartir en Facebook\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 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