Cyrus, Marduk, YHWH, and the Problem of Divine Causation In 539 BCE, Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon. That is history. […]
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The Persian King Claimed by Two Gods Before Jesus was called Messiah— a Persian king carried the title. Not metaphorically. […]
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Saošyant, Final Renovation, and the Jewish Apocalyptic Turn Before comparing Jesus with anything Iranian, we need to separate two words […]
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The Resurrection Timeline Before Daniel Daniel 12 says the dead will awake. Some to everlasting life. Others to everlasting contempt. […]
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What Did Yahweh Actually Offer the Dead? Before resurrection. Before Paradise. Before everlasting life versus everlasting contempt. Before Pharisees and […]
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Torah Authority Under the Persian Empire The traditional story sounds simple. Moses receives the Torah. Israel receives the Torah from […]
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Dāta, Ahuramazda, and the Torah of Ezra Sometimes the most important evidence is hidden inside an ordinary word. Not: resurrection. […]
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From Paridaiza to Pardēs to Paradeisos—and Onto Jesus’ Lips in Luke There are arguments about influence. And then there are […]
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From Daniel to the Pharisees to Jesus’ Closed Kingdom Daniel gave late resurrection theology an ancient voice. But Daniel did […]
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From Aēšma to Asmodeus to Qumran At some point the argument about Persian influence has to stop being conducted entirely […]