A History of Marriage – Part 3

Welcome to the third and final installment of my A History of Marriage series.  In Part 1, I looked at the history and origins of marriage licenses and many marriage traditions.  In Part 2 I looked at the history of and science behind marriage age, cousin marriages and avunculate (uncle/aunt with niece/nephew) marriages.  In Part …

Has Jesus’ Burial Shroud Been Found?

Yep, I'm referring to the Shroud of Turin and the Sudarium of Oviedo.  You've probably heard of the former, but not necessarily the latter.  Both are claimed to be Yeshua ha'Mashiach's (Jesus the Christ's) burial shrouds.  Well, more specifically, the Turin Shroud is claimed to have been the cloth that wrapped Yeshua's body, while the …

Die Hard & Indiana Jones

G'day, mates!  Welcome to my 4th edition of My Fortnightly Movie/TV Thoughts.  Last fortnight I reviewed Skyfall (2012).  This week I'm reviewing: Die Hard (1988), rated M for medium level violence, medium level coarse language Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), rated M for moderate violence Those are the Australian ratings; the American …

Restored English Translation of Genesis: Chapter 40

Today I present my Restored English Translation (RET) of Beresheet (Genesis) chapter 40.  As usual, it contains the Hebrew names, with a glossary of them afterwards.  At the end is a list of where the Aleph-Tavs occur, as they are no longer included in the main text. (Just to clarify: I am the translator.  This is …

A History of Marriage – Part 2

It's been 4 months since my A History of Marriage - Part 1, but I've finally gotten around to the second part.  In Part 1, I discussed marriage traditions of pagan/superstitious origin, and the origin and history of marriage licences.  In Part 2, I'm looking at marriage age, cousin marriage, and avunculate marriage (marriage of …

Restored English Translation of Genesis: Chapter 39

G'day, mates!  Today I present my Restored English Translation (RET) of Beresheet (Genesis) chapter 39.  As usual, it contains the Hebrew names, with a glossary of them afterward.  At the end is a list of where the Aleph Tavs occur, as they are no longer included in the main text. CHAPTER 39 1 And Yosef …

Reader Request Friday 15 March

I notified you my readers on Sunday that I'm doing a Reader Request on Friday - today.  Here's the answers to the questions you all asked. LANDER7'S QUESTIONS   Who lies down with the lion in the Bible? The calf and the yearling do.  "The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie …