RE: Bible says convert or kill the nonbelievers too. Thumbs down for Christianity...
December 27, 2015 at 5:25 pm
(This post was last modified: December 27, 2015 at 5:30 pm by Crossless2.0.)
(December 27, 2015 at 4:30 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:The word "Jew" in the bible refers to a nation, more specifically, to the descendants of the tribe of Judah.
The word "Jew" is derived from the Aramaic name for the Persian province (Yehud) and the term Yehudim for "Jews."
Quote:(Speaking of the Babylonian "Exile" and alleged "return," Finkelstein writes:
This is also the moment in history when we must change our terminology. The kingdom of Judah becomes Yehud - the Aramaic name of the province in the Persian Empire. - and the people of Judah, the Judahites, will henceforth be known as Yehudim, or Jews.
The Bible Unearthed - Page 297
BTW, sad to say for your stupid bullshit story, there is no archaeological evidence that there was anything particularly "jewish" about either Israel or Judah prior to the Persians bringing their ideas of monotheism ( Zoroastrianism) to the area. No. They were just Canaanites like all the others it seems.
Sucks to be you.
And what's a rebranding without a foundation story to lend it the veneer of authenticity? Most of the Torah, if seems, is designed precisely for that purpose, including -- perhaps most notoriously -- the "discovery" of the Deuteronomic scrolls.
When I think of how completely modern believers have swallowed the royal propagandistic hook set in the post-exilic period, I can't help but think of Josiah cackling in his grave.
