RE: Idol of Yahweh
May 13, 2013 at 5:35 pm
(This post was last modified: May 13, 2013 at 5:35 pm by A_Nony_Mouse.)
(May 13, 2013 at 1:42 pm)Minimalist Wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen#Etymology
Quote:Popular among some theosophists,[10] proponents of Afrocentric theories of history,[11] and adherents of esoteric Christianity [12][13] is the conjecture that amen is a derivative of the name of the Egyptian god Amun (which is sometimes also spelled Amen). Some adherents of Eastern religions believe that amen shares roots with the Hindu Sanskrit word, Aum.[14][15][16][17] There is no academic support for either of these views.
Of course no support just its use in bibleland prayer a week away on foot from the land of Amun where there there were so many Jews there was a Judean quarter in Alexandria. An incredible coincidence. It would take only one Egyptian prayer ending in Amun to seal the case. A custom to end a prayer with the name of the god it was to would be good enough except for true believers.
Quote:Curious though is this....
Quote:The word amen (pron.: /ˌɑːˈmɛn/ or /ˌeɪˈmɛn/; Hebrew: אָמֵן, Modern amen Tiberian ʾāmēn; Greek: ἀμήν; Arabic: آمين, ʾāmīn ; "So be it; truly") is a declaration of affirmation[1][2] found in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament. Its use in Judaism dates back to its earliest texts.
As we know, the earliest "texts" are the DSS which are not particularly early. The word does not appear in the Silver Scrolls artifact.
And of course the silver scroll although found near bibleland has no specific connection to it given Yahweh goes back to the pantheon found in the Ugarit texts.
OTOH the idea that it is Greek lets it be translated "So Be It" which is rather close to the Ptolemaic (and Star Trekkian) Make it so.
The issue then becomes it is classical Greek or Koine Greek, the Greek of Alexandria.
And then a serious question as to where else this Greek word is used. Like BYT suddenly meaning dynasty when believers want it I would like to be sure this word has not had a retroactive definition added.
But of course any Greek meaning adds to Made in Alexandria even if not in the way I am guessing now.
And thanks.
