More on Moses...

From Josephus' "Antiquities of the Jews" book 2 chapter 9, 1st century C.E.

"Pharaoh's daughter, Thermuthis, was walking along the river bank... Thermuthis gave him the name Moses... Having no children of her own, she adopted him as her own son."

Now, google Thermuthis Serpent

It looks just like a fun coincidence until you dig deeper into the Hellenic thought and see amulets with anguipedes and the name YHVH and read the some of the early translations of the Greaco-Egyptian papyri (circa 4th century C.E.) that contains the "Bornless Ritual" where the priest identifies himself with Moses and goes on to say "The Heart girt with a Serpent is my name". Then there are the magical works by Moses where his first biblically recorded manifestation of power is the changing of his staff into a snake and then later saving his people by the "Brazen Serpent" Nechushtan being raised upon the pole so that those who look upon it may live... Now I realize that Hezekiah tore down the image of Nechushtan a little later (only 600 years /-) but it stands that a major element of the Jewish tradition, for over half a millenia, was serpent worship! Then of course there is the old Hebrew cryptology practice of Gematria whereas Nachash (serpent) and Meshiach (savior) can be seen in some ways as synonomous through their numerical identities. Oh, and a fun one for you relating to the whole Apolloian use of serpents as a weapon "... thence will I command the serpent and he shall bite them." Amos 9:3.



Sorry for rambling but this is fun stuff to me.
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Amor et Lux,

Ron



"The gods tolerate the human race for no other reason than our talent for [bleep]. It's the only thing about us that doesn't bore them to tears" Tom Robbins "Villa Incognito"

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