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  Why "Most high"?

  by Doug Mason in

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  if there were only one god, why do we encounter the expression, "most high god"?.

  is this not indicative of polytheism, and of levels (or degrees) of god-ness?.

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  "poly-Yahwist" religion of early Israel and Judah

  by Doug Mason in

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  2. bible

  the following is from “beyond the texts: an archaeological portrait of ancient israel and judah”, pages 497-499, by william dever,.

  religion played an important role in all early societies, and cultic practices (if not beliefs) are often reflected in material culture remains.

  in israel and judah of the ninth–eighth century [bce] we have a number of both public and private cultic installations.

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  More significant than Paul's hair

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  far more important than worrying about whether paul's head was hairy or if he was an egg-shell blond, is to be concerned about what went on inside that skull between his ears.. paul was never a christian.

  he was a jew before he became aware of jesus the anointed (christ) and he remained a jew after his confrontation.

  throughout his life paul was a jew living in a gentile world.

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  William Dever on the date of Jerusalem's destruction

  by Doug Mason in

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  the following excerpts are from “beyond the texts: an archaeological portrait of ancient israel and judah”, by william dever, sbl press, 2017.

  the largest corpora of seventh-century ostraca are those from lachish and arad.

  the original twenty-three lachish ostraca were letters found in one room of the gatehouse in the stratum ii destruction of the city, now clearly dated to the babylonian campaigns of 586.

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  Please explain the Watchtower's "Ransom" for me

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  according to the watchtower:.

  who received the ransom payment?.

  why did the ransomer need to be paid?.

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  The fraud that is the 70 year desolation

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  as we know being former jws that we were taught that jerusalem was destroyed then 70 years it would be desolate.

  well this isn't about jerusalem and the 607/ 587 argument.

  this is about the whole subject of the 70 years desolation being a huge bible fraud.

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