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... There was absolutely no criticism of Roman oppression, nor any mention of Jewish revolt. ... http://www.hiddenmysteries.org/mysteries/index.html


Archeologists find ancient tunnel used to escape Romans
Updated 9/10/2007 4:50 PM |
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An Israeli archeologist walks along a drainage channel recently discovered in the City of David next to Jerusalem's Old City. Historian Josephus Flavius indicates in The War of the Jews that numerous people took shelter in the channel and lived inside until they fled the city through its southern end.​
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli archeologists on Sunday said they've stumbled upon the site of one of the great dramatic scenes of the Roman sacking of Jerusalem 2,000 years ago: the subterranean drainage channel Jews used to escape from the city's Roman conquerors.

The ancient tunnel was dug beneath what would become the main road of Jerusalem in the days of the second biblical Temple, which the Romans destroyed in the year 70, the dig's directors, archaeology Professor Ronny Reich of the University of Haifa and Eli Shukron of the Israel Antiquities Authority, told a news conference.

The channel was buried beneath the rubble of the sacking, and the parts that have been exposed since it was discovered two weeks ago have been preserved intact.
The walls — ashlar stones 3 feet deep — reach a height of 10 feet in some places and are covered by heavy stone slabs that were the main road's paving stones, Shukron said. Several manholes are visible, and portions of the original plastering remain, he said.

Pottery shards, vessel fragments and coins from the end of the Second Temple period were discovered inside the channel, attesting to its age, Reich said.
The discovery of the drainage channel was momentous in itself, a sign of how the city's rulers looked out for the welfare of their citizens by organizing a system that drained the rainfall and prevented flooding, Reich said.

The discovery "shows you planning on a grand scale, unlike other cities in the ancient Near East," said anthropologist Joe Zias, an expert in the Second Temple period who was not involved in the dig.

But what makes the channel doubly significant is its role as an escape hatch for Jews desperate to flee the conquering Romans, the dig's directors said.
Historian Josephus Flavius indicates in The War of the Jews that numerous people took shelter in the channel and lived inside until they fled the city through its southern end.....continued...http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2007-09-09-israeltunnel_N.htm
 
JC "is" a myth, culled from an older myths.
Christianity "is" one of three hybrid religions that mock true spirituality.
The OT of the bible "is" a mis-translated version of African folklore.
The NT of the bible "is" an incredible fabrication of the "weak" European version of spirituality.

Great Post, Keita!

peace

I remember i put something to the effect of what you just stated in a poem years ago....



"These bastards came in and stole our stories
study our story and you'll see how they made a mess of it
They couldn't follow the ways of the 'old'
So they decided to create a 'new' testament"
 
... Crucifixion was never the penalty for robbery. On the other hand, the Romans spoke of Zealots as 'Robbers' in order to defame them. Zealots were crucified because of their crimes against the Roman empire.

... http://www.hiddenmysteries.org/mysteries/index.html


Crucifixion, though not mentioned in the list of death penalties in Jewish law (m. Sanh. 7.1), might be suggested in Deuteronomy 21.22–23, which requires that a person put to death must be hung on a tree and buried on the same day. While this is interpreted by the Mishnah (m. Sanh. 6.4) as the exposure of the corpse of a man who was stoned because of blasphemy or idolatry, the order of the verbs is reversed in the Temple Scroll of Qumran: the delinquent must be hung up so that he dies (11QTemple 64.8), which amounts to crucifixion. The same source also specifies that it must be applied in a case of high treason, for example, if an Israelite curses his people or delivers it to a foreign nation. Though such a crime is not mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, it must be derived from the ambiguous term "God’s curse" (Deuteronomy 21.23). Delivering up or cursing Israel is also regarded as blasphemy, because the nation belongs to God.

The same interpretation of Deuteronomy 21.22–23 underlies 4QpNah, which mentions "hanging men up alive [on the tree]," presumably a reference to the atrocious deed of Alexander Janneus when he crucified eight hundred of his Pharisean enemies who, in his view, had committed high treason (Josephus, War 1.4.92–97; Ant. 13.14.378–81). Other references to crucifixion include the hanging of eighty "witches" (probably Sadducees) by Rabbi Shimon ben Shetah (m. Sanh. 6.5; see War 1.3.79–80), the crucifixion of Rabbi Jose ben Joezer (Gen. Rab. 65 [141a]), and Matthew 23.34.

In rabbinic writings crucifixion is the death penalty for "robbers" (bandits [t. Sanh. 9.7, Qoh. Rab. 7:26 (109b)]) and for martyrs (Gen. Rab. 65 [141a]; Mek. 68b). Isaac, carrying the wood for his sacrifice, was compared to a man bearing the cross on his shoulders (Gen Rab. 56 [118b]). Similarly, a disciple of Jesus must take up his cross and follow him (Mark 8.34 par.; Matthew 10.38).

According to Matthew 20.19 and Matthew 26.2, Jesus said that once delivered to the gentiles he would suffer crucifixion. The predictions of suffering by Jesus are not necessarily prophecies after the fact. The inscription on the cross told that Jesus was crucified as "king of the Jews" (Mark 15.26). In his trial before the high priest (Mark 14.62) and before Pilate (Mark 15.2), Jesus had admitted to being the Messiah of Israel and Son of God. The members of the Sanhedrin declared that Jesus deserved death because he had uttered blasphemy (Mark 14.63–64); they must have understood Deuteronomy 21.22–23 in a way similar to the Temple Scroll (cf. John 19.7; John 19.15). A false messiah could deliver the people of Israel and the Temple to the gentiles (see John 11.48–50). According to the Babylonian Talmud (b. Sanh. 43a), Jesus was executed because he had led Israel astray, a judgment based on Deuteronomy 13.1–11.

By delivering Jesus to Pilate (Mark 15.1), the members of the Sanhedrin could expect the sentence "death by crucifixion," for the claim to be the Messiah could be understood as a rebellion against Rome. It is for this reason that Jesus was compared with the revolutionary Barabbas (Mark 15.7). After the people had asked for Barabbas (Mark 15.11), Pilate had no other choice than to crucify Jesus, who was scourged (Mark 15.15), mocked by the legionaries (Mark 15.16–19), and crucified together with two "robbers" (Mark 15.25–27).
Before the crucifixion Jesus had refused wine mingled with myrrh, which was intended to ease the pain (Mark 15.23). The mockery (Mark 15.29–32), in which the guilt of Jesus is reiterated, may have been intended in the first place to make him understand his error and to lead him to a confession of sins (see m. Sanh. 6.2). While the crucifixion was carried out by Roman soldiers, the burial in the evening of this day was done by a Jew in accordance with Deuteronomy 21.23 (Mark 15.42–46; see John 19.31).

Deuteronomy 21.22–23 is also related to crucifixion by Paul in Galatians 3.13 (see Acts 5.30; Acts 10.39). Because a person hanging on a tree is cursed by God (Deuteronomy 21.23), the cross of Jesus became a stumbling block to Jews (1 Corinthians 1.23). http://crain.english.missouriwestern.edu/john/crucifixion.htm
 
cherryblossom -- You can start searching for the truth by researching:
  • The Historical Origins of Christianity by Dr. Walter Williams
  • Christianity Before Christ by John G. Jackson
  • The Africans Who Wrote The Bible by Dr. Darkwah
  • The Historical Jesus, The Mythical Christ by Gerald Massey
You'll find plenty of "historical data" in these well documented and referenced forms of literature -- all written by notable scholars!

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cherryblossom -- You can start searching for the truth by researching:
  • The Historical Origins of Christianity by Dr. Walter Williams
  • Christianity Before Christ by John G. Jackson
  • The Africans Who Wrote The Bible by Dr. Darkwah
  • The Historical Jesus, The Mythical Christ by Gerald Massey
You'll find plenty of "historical data" in these well documented and referenced forms of literature -- all written by notable scholars!


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This an excellent post. The hardest thing to see sometimes is the thing staring you right in the face.

all written by notable scholars!
I can hear it now, "oh well "god" didn't write it" lol
 

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