Re: Understanding the History of Ancient Israel

roger.pearse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On 18 Jan, 10:11, "Peter Alaca." <p.al...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
roger.pea...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote, On 18/01/2008 10:10:
On 18 Jan, 05:32, Matt Giwer <jul...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
roger.pea...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On 16 Jan, 04:15, Matt Giwer <jul...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The name Easter comes from the goddess Ishtar the wife of Adonis
under the name of Attis. This is a vernal equinox celebration.
Easter is an anglo-saxon word, and can hardly have any such etymology.
That is a new claim. Just WHAT Anglo-Saxon word might it be?
The word is 'Eostre', and is referenced in Bede "De ratione temporum"
as a pagan goddess of the dawn.
Why would we believe Bede?

? Um, why wouldn't we?

But I'm certainly willing to see any other form of evidence.

Aristotle was a greater man than Bede and he had an answer for everything no matter how ridiculous.

We should have learned by now not to automatically grant credibility to anyone, particularly so long after Thus Spake Aristotle went out of fashion.

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