30:28 – How did the lack of vowels in ancient Hebrew writing lead to mistranslations and mispronunciations? Were the Hebrew patriarchs morally upright, or were they just a bunch of hooligans? Was their morality (or lack of same) determined by their environment, or was it in their DNA? How might German translators have contributed to the mispronunciation of Biblical names? These and other questions are asked and answered as we peruse the final chapters of Genesis, covering the last days of Jacob and Joseph.
Show art: Jacob’s Body is Taken to Canaan (1896-1902) by James Tissot (1836-1902), Public Domain.
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30:02 – Is the universe teleological, or merely logical? Who or what was the Gnostic demiurge? Did Egyptian cattlemen conduct range wars against Hebrew sheepherders in the Land o’ Goshen? Did Ancient Egypt suffer hyperinflation due to too much silver chasing too little bread? How can people with livestock aplenty suffer from a famine? (No, they weren’t vegan.) Was there an Agenda 2030 B.C.? These and other questions are asked and/or answered as the epic story of Joseph continues.
Show art: Joseph Recognized by his Brothers (1863) by Leon Pierre Urbain Bourgeois (1842-1911), Public Domain.
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29:57 – After bringing in the sheaves throughout seven years of plenty, during the following lean years Joseph gradually releases surplus grain from the Strategic Corn Reserves. Word reaches famine-stricken Canaan that Egypt has plenty of food, so Jacob sends ten of his sons there to buy some, where they fail to recognize Joseph as their long-lost brother. He recognizes them, but he doesn’t let on. Instead he accuses them of being spies, frames them for theft, lets them cool their heels in jail for a few days, then releases nine of them but holds one hostage until they return with their other brother, Benjamin. Paybacks are hell.
Show art: The Silver Goblet is Found in Benjamin’s Sack (1831-1833) by Alexander Ivanov (1806-1858), Public Domain.
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30:05 – Joseph interprets the dreams of Pharaoh’s butler, Pharaoh’s baker and Pharaoh himself, and gives such accurate readings that he is not only released from prison; he becomes Pharaoh’s second in command and immediately launches a major government project to deal with a predicted catastrophe. Soon to become a major motion picture in an alternate timeline. Scenes include: “Take me, Mandingo,” “Pharaoh’s corn,” “’E’s an ‘Ebrew,” “I Married a Sun Worshipper,” and “Wouldn’t you like to be a prepper, too?”
Show art: Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife by Jean-Baptiste Nattier (1678-1726), Public Domain.
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Next: Surrealists I : Can you say what was the essential encounter of yourlife? How far did you think and do you think that this encounter was fortuitous? Neccessary?
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