3/27/2023 0 Comments Sisyphus greek mythology![]() By meshing the Abraham in Genesis with data from secular history we discover Abraham is not the nomadic shepherd we see depicted in art through the years, but a sophisticated and highly educated man of noble birth. Can Revelation and Evolution co-exist? We answer these questions in this book. Was Abraham’s God the same God we worship today? 8. This violation of the sacred hospitality tradition greatly angered. He was a devious tyrant who killed visitors to show off his power. Can history prove some of the stories of Genesis? 7. Sisyphus was the first king of Ephyra, now known as Corinth. ![]() Did Abraham bring ancient stories of Mesopotamia to Canaan? 6. Was polytheism evil or a stepping stone to monotheism? 4. ![]() Did Abraham worship “other gods” as did his father Terah? 3. The combination of Genesis and secular history opened up a whole new set of questions about Abraham that I have addressed in this work: 1. Sisyphus was a legendary king of Ancient Greece, ranking alongside the lies of Ixion and Tantalus as Greek kings. There is, however, considerable documentation and academic discovery of the Third Dynasty of Ur in 2000 BC when Abraham’s family moved from the city-state of Ur to Haran in northern Mesopotamia. Little had been written about the historical Abraham as there are no extant historical documents to substantiate Abraham’s life. Greek mythology also had a third region, that of the Asphodel Meadows. As such, Tartarus is normally equated with the Christian concept of Hell, just as Elysium is thought of as Paradise. Most books and articles expound on the biblical Abraham found in the Hebrew Scriptures and the Qur’an. In the mythology of Ancient Greece, Tartarus is famous for being the region of the Underworld: a region where eternal incarceration and punishment would occur. While his violation of the sacred hospitality tradition greatly angered the gods, it was Sisyphus reckless confidence that proved to be his downfall - resulting in Zeus condemning him for all eternity. The essence of this book is to give the reader a fuller understanding of the world in which the patriarch Abraham lived when he received the word of God two thousand years before the greatest event in the history of mankind – the incarnation. Sisyphus was both a clever ruler who made his city prosperous, and a devious tyrant who seduced his niece and killed visitors to show off his power. The book uses quotes from 100's of historians, scholars and educators throughout the world-most of which head how and why scripture came into our world 3,000 years ago. With the NT, the book uses a Post-Modern viewpoint which I'm sure will cause more howls from evangelicals. With Hebrew scriptures the book uses a 'minimalist' approach to Jewish history rather than scriptural. Also, this book is done in a 'question/answer' layout and is more aimed at the layperson rather than the scholar-although it still annotates as much as possible. My reasons is religion is thousands of years old and there is no one argument for the myriad of personalities that wrote out these scriptures. Unlike most books on the history of religions "Narrating." doesn't have just one argument, rather 100's. A work nearly completed, the main thrust of this book is how pagan early religions, Judaism and later Christianity collided in the 4th century to form what we know as the Bible.
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