" A young man appeared in Galilee preaching with humble unction, a new law in the Name of the God that had sent Him. At first I was apprehensive that His design was to stir up the people against the Romans, but my fears were soon dispelled. Jesus of Nazareth spoke rather as a friend of the Romans than of the Jews. One day, I observed in the midst of a group of people a young man who was leaning against a tree, calmly addressing the multitude. I was told that his name was Jesus. This I could easily have suspected, so great was the difference between Him and those who were listening to Him. His golden colored hair and beard gave to His appearance a celestial aspect. He appeared to be about thirty years of age. Never have I seen a sweeter or more serene countenance. What a contrast between Him and His hearers with their black beards and tawny complexions."
Why would Judas have to identify Jesus with a kiss? Wouldn't Jesus have already stood out from the crowd with his golden hair?
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The insinuation here when you mention the brain capacities is that the Israelites are smart and intelligent because they have bigger brains, whilst the Edomites are dumb and subhuman because they have smaller brains.
During Jesus time, the Levant consisted of a very mixed population to which Scripture itself tells us. Even the Assyrians had many people with golden hair. Look at Syria even today the same is somewhat true. Even Alexander the Great had hair described as golden color. At the time of Jesus, it was the Greek language that was the international language spoken. This is precisely why the Pentateuch and the other Books of the Old Testament were translated into Koine Greek in c. 285 B.C.. The Hebrew written language was already dying and indeed was lost in antiquity. It was the Greek Ptolemy Philadelphus, who purchased the freedom of Israelite scholars to translate the Scripture into Koine Greek in Alexandria, Egypt in 285 B.C. Ptolemy saved the day.
If you look at a map, the Levant is the cross road of 3 continents for international trade and has always been a coveted region. Perhaps, the most coveted region in all of history. This lends credence to the reason why there is upheaval in the region to this very day. Even the depictions made from antiquity through out the region show the racial types. The celebrated tombs of Ben-Hassan (c. 2200 B.C.) and from the Egyptian monuments we know with certainty there were different races of mankind in existence in the region. On ancient plates on a folio scale, we have portraits of specimens of each type of race with sufficient accuracy to show that four races were very distinct including the white Israelite race. Then we have abundant archaeological evidence of ancient Israelite and their remains. Forensically, cranial shape and size does not change racially. The Israelite skulls were dolichocephalic (long-headed) with avg. cranial capacity of 1416cc. This is identical to modern northern Europeans. Modern day Jews are brachycephalic (round-headed) with a much smaller avg. cranial capacity of 1266cc. This fits the Edomite cranial characteristic, to which we know Herod was an Edomite. The mixed population during Jesus time consisted of a large Edomite population in Jerusalem. The Greeks referred to the region as 'Idumea', which means land of the Edomites. Then we have from two Jewish sources, "The Standard Jewish Encyclopedia", (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1966), pg. 594, and the "The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia" (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1977) p. 589, which states the following -- “The Edomites were conquered by John Hyrcanus (134 B.C.) who forcibly converted them to Judaism, and from then on they constituted a part of the Jewish people, Herod being one of their descendants”. How does an Edomite rise to the level of a king if not reflecting the population's majority ethnicity? The Israelites were a small minority community centered around the Sea of Galilee.
Judas' kiss was not only prophesied, but was signal of betrayal in a mixed society.
Letter to Tiberius Caesar from Pontius Pilate:
Why would Judas have to identify Jesus with a kiss? Wouldn't Jesus have already stood out from the crowd with his golden hair?
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The insinuation here when you mention the brain capacities is that the Israelites are smart and intelligent because they have bigger brains, whilst the Edomites are dumb and subhuman because they have smaller brains.
L'Aryen et son rôle social.
During Jesus time, the Levant consisted of a very mixed population to which Scripture itself tells us. Even the Assyrians had many people with golden hair. Look at Syria even today the same is somewhat true. Even Alexander the Great had hair described as golden color. At the time of Jesus, it was the Greek language that was the international language spoken. This is precisely why the Pentateuch and the other Books of the Old Testament were translated into Koine Greek in c. 285 B.C.. The Hebrew written language was already dying and indeed was lost in antiquity. It was the Greek Ptolemy Philadelphus, who purchased the freedom of Israelite scholars to translate the Scripture into Koine Greek in Alexandria, Egypt in 285 B.C. Ptolemy saved the day.
If you look at a map, the Levant is the cross road of 3 continents for international trade and has always been a coveted region. Perhaps, the most coveted region in all of history. This lends credence to the reason why there is upheaval in the region to this very day. Even the depictions made from antiquity through out the region show the racial types. The celebrated tombs of Ben-Hassan (c. 2200 B.C.) and from the Egyptian monuments we know with certainty there were different races of mankind in existence in the region. On ancient plates on a folio scale, we have portraits of specimens of each type of race with sufficient accuracy to show that four races were very distinct including the white Israelite race. Then we have abundant archaeological evidence of ancient Israelite and their remains. Forensically, cranial shape and size does not change racially. The Israelite skulls were dolichocephalic (long-headed) with avg. cranial capacity of 1416cc. This is identical to modern northern Europeans. Modern day Jews are brachycephalic (round-headed) with a much smaller avg. cranial capacity of 1266cc. This fits the Edomite cranial characteristic, to which we know Herod was an Edomite. The mixed population during Jesus time consisted of a large Edomite population in Jerusalem. The Greeks referred to the region as 'Idumea', which means land of the Edomites. Then we have from two Jewish sources, "The Standard Jewish Encyclopedia", (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1966), pg. 594, and the "The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia" (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1977) p. 589, which states the following -- “The Edomites were conquered by John Hyrcanus (134 B.C.) who forcibly converted them to Judaism, and from then on they constituted a part of the Jewish people, Herod being one of their descendants”. How does an Edomite rise to the level of a king if not reflecting the population's majority ethnicity? The Israelites were a small minority community centered around the Sea of Galilee.
Judas' kiss was not only prophesied, but was signal of betrayal in a mixed society.