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The Pillars of the Earth
Alice C. LinsleyA central experience of the archaic peoples who lived along the Nile was the Nile inundation. As rains fell in the Ethiopian headlands the Nile River rose above its banks, flooding the...
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Walking Rocks
“… For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.”—1 Corinthians 10:4The Bible tells us that the people with Moses drank “from the spiritual rock that followed...
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The Canaanite Y and the Phaistos Disk
Phaistos Disk, side BThe Phaistos Disk is about 6 inches in diameter and contains 45 different symbols stamped in a spiral formation on both sides. The disk was discovered in 1908 in an early second...
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The Nubian Moiety
Alice C. LinsleyA moiety is a descent group that coexists with only one other descent group within a society. Each of two groups into which a people is divided has a responsibility to the other group....
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New FB Group Explores the Bible and Anthropology
Learn to read the Bible through the lens of cultural anthropology and you will never read it the same way again.Biblical anthropology is being discussed at a new Facebook group, The Bible and...
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Archaic and Ancient Symbols of Authority
Alice C. LinsleyIron beads were a symbol of royal and priestly authority among Abraham's Proto-Saharan ancestors. One of the shrine cities was Naqada, site of one of the world's oldest known...
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Another Way to Read Scripture
Alice C LinsleyReading Scripture through the lens of cultural anthropology is rigorous because no assumption can stand untested, and no assertion can be made without data. This approach is distinctly...
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The Script of Abraham's Territory
Alice C. LinsleyReaders have asked about the language Abraham spoke. Before we can answer that, we must identify Abraham as Hebrew (Habiru) and a Horite ruler. Some Horite rulers are listed in Genesis...
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Sun Cities of the Ancient World
Great Hypostyle Hall within the Karnak temple complexAlice C. LinsleyShrine cities of the ancient world were built near rivers and lakes and on elevated sites to avoid flooding. At the center of these...
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Anthropological Evidence for the Exodus
Beja metal-working chief in SudanAlice C. LinsleyThe Exodus is one of the most dramatic events in the Hebrew Bible and a central narrative for modern Jews. The dominant narrative comes from the...
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Facts and Theories About the Philistines
Alice C. LinsleyThe Philistines were the 12th century B.C. peoples whose principal cities were Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and Gath. A famous citizen of Gath was Goliath, who David defeated in the valley...
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The Ancient Tumuli of Nobles
Alice C. LinsleyFrom the dawn of human existence stone has been a primary material, and humans have refined techniques for working stone on both a small and large scale. The oldest known stone tools...
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Burial Practices of the Rulers of Old
Alice C. LinsleyThe burial practices and funerary imagery of the ancient rulers expresses hope for immortality and bodily resurrection. Job, a Horite Hebrew, wanted those who came after him to know...
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Number Symbolism in the Bible
Alice C. LinsleyMost numbers in the Bible are symbolic and not to be taken literally. The account in Numbers of over 600,000 men of arms, plus women, children, and flocks leaving Egypt is hyperbole....
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The Serpent on Moses's Staff
Alice C. LinsleyThe serpent in the Bible is a neutral symbol. In some references the serpent is an enemy to be trampled under foot (Gen. 3:15). In other references the serpent is to be lifted up (Num....
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The Theotokos and Weaving
Orthodox icon shows Mary, the Mother of God, weaving purple threadAlice C. LinsleyLong before Christianity a connection existed between Hathor, the mother of God's son, and weaving. Hathor was the...
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Afro-Asiatic Influences on the Deuteronomist
Map shows the dispersion of the peoples in Haplogroup R1b. Among these are the rulers of the Afro-Asiatic Dominion.Alice C. LinsleyI receive many questions about articles posted at Just Genesis and...
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The Temple of the Winged Lions
Alice C. LinsleyIt is said that the Temple of the Winged Lions was built to honor al-Uzza, a goddess of the pre-Islamic Quraysh. The temple stands on a promontory overlooking Petra and was accessible...
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Why Zipporah Circumcised Her Son
Alice C. LinsleyExodus 4:24-26 is one of the most difficult passages of the Old Testament.Thus saith the LORD.... And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my...
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Ancient Physician-Priests
One of the earliest known medical practitioners was Eanach or Enoch. He served the Pharaoh as his priest-physician, a wab sxmt (wab sekhmet). Sekhet Eanach lived around 3000 BC, and is said to have...
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