When in Rome part 2 The Hellenization of Latin literature and culture supplied literary and artistic models for reinterpreting Roman deities in light of the Greek Olympians, and promoted a sense that the two cultures had a shared heritage. Dionysus (/daɪ.əˈnaɪsəs/; Greek: Διόνυσος, Dionysos) is the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of... Continue Reading →

When in Rome.... Part 1   A quick recap of our prior discoveries would probably be good at this point. We started in the Fertile Crescent with the most ancient civilizations and their polytheism. The Assyrians, Akkadians and Sumerians. The establishment of a chief male deity, a creator type, with a subordinate male and female... Continue Reading →

Isis was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patroness of nature and magic. She was friend to slaves, sinners, artisans and the downtrodden, but also listened to the prayers of the wealthy, maidens, aristocrats and rulers. Isis is still widely worshiped by many pagans today in diverse religions; including a number of... Continue Reading →

The gods of Egypt and the Plagues   From the Fertile Crescent and the gods of the Mesopotamia, The House of Israel was ‘called out’ through Abraham from the Ur of Chaldees. The Covenant is made with Abraham, confirmed with Isaac and constructed with Jacob-Israel. The battle against polytheism is far from over for the Israelites... Continue Reading →

Developing the Anti-Christ An or Anu belongs to the oldest generation of Mesopotamian gods and was originally the supreme deity of the Babylonian pantheon. It is said he was made of the reddish luludānitu stone in the first millennium creation epic Enūma eliš (Tablet I, 11-14). An/Anu frequently received the epithet "father of the gods”... Continue Reading →

Fracturing the faith Vol. 3 Recruiting, Basic Training and War We live in a world under the curse of sin. Genesis 3:17 “And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it:... Continue Reading →

Where it all began… YHWH and the gods of the Mesopotamia Part 1 of 3 The Fertile Crescent, also known as the cradle of civilization, is a crescent-shaped region containing the comparatively moist and fertile land of otherwise arid and semi-arid areas of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, the State of Palestine, Egypt, as well... Continue Reading →