Re: Re:Camphire... (antiquated, but really interesting!)

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on August 6, 2001 at 23:53:30:

In reply to: Re:Camphire... (antiquated, but really interesting!) posted by BarefootSophie on August 6, 2001 at 21:57:43:

The sources that prove that henna was used as a body art by Jews
during the Biblical times come from other sources: Roman writings,
artifacts, and books that were excluded from the King James version
of the Bible, such as the Book of Adam and Eve, and 6th century
revisions of the Torah.

When the Jews came into Palestine, henna was being used by the
Canaanite people as part of their tribal identity and fertility-based
religion. The Jewish prohibition against tattooing came from their
reaction to the scarrification and tattooing done on the cheeks, chin,
forehead that the Canaanittes were doing as a part of the death and
resurrection myth of Baal ... yes, the origins of Harquus are exactly
from that: Lamentations over the death of Baal, who was then brought
back from the underworld by Anath. To differentiate themselves from
the Canaanite religion, they at first eschewed the worship of the
golden calf (Baal), colorful clothing, henna, tattooing and red/purple
threads. However, most of these practices were eventually adapted,
rather in the way that contemporary Brazilian Catholics blend in west
African religion into Catholicism as Candomble. During this period of
blending. "no other gods before me" was declared, because the place
was getting damned crowded. In the 6th century, the Torah and the
Christian bible were "weeded out" to eliminate the indiginous
religions from monotheism. In the earliest versions, God (El) had a
consort (Asherah) ... and ... many representations of Asherah have
raised hennaed hands. Also in the Gnostic gospels, the Virgin
Mary was said to have concieved the son of God when she "was in
the temple spinning a red thread" ... presenting a red/purple thread
at the temple was an indigenous Canaanite religious practice to insure
fertility and the good will of Anath. That imples that the Virgin Mary
followed a blend of Jewish and Canaanite indigenous religion. And, as
I said, a synagogue floor from Jerusalem shows God's hand with henna
stains.

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Re: Re:Camphire... (antiquated, but really interesting!) txilar 20:34:01 8/7/2001 (3)
- Re: Re:Camphire... (antiquated, but really interesting!) Catherine Carwright Jones 22:14:48 8/7/2001 (2)
  - How do we know that's meant to be henna on the hand Lauren 15:46:06 8/9/2001 (1)
    - context and cross-referencces Catherine Cartwright Jones 18:27:09 8/9/2001 (0)
Right, I've heard some of those before... BarefootSophie 17:43:01 8/7/2001 (1)
- here and there Catherine Cartwright Jones 17:57:51 8/7/2001 (0)

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: The sources that prove that henna was used as a body art by Jews : during the Biblical times come from other sources: Roman writings, : artifacts, and books that were excluded from the King James version : of the Bible, such as the Book of Adam and Eve, and 6th century : revisions of the Torah. : : When the Jews came into Palestine, henna was being used by the : Canaanite people as part of their tribal identity and fertility-based : religion. The Jewish prohibition against tattooing came from their : reaction to the scarrification and tattooing done on the cheeks, chin, : forehead that the Canaanittes were doing as a part of the death and : resurrection myth of Baal ... yes, the origins of Harquus are exactly : from that: Lamentations over the death of Baal, who was then brought : back from the underworld by Anath. To differentiate themselves from : the Canaanite religion, they at first eschewed the worship of the : golden calf (Baal), colorful clothing, henna, tattooing and red/purple : threads. However, most of these practices were eventually adapted, : rather in the way that contemporary Brazilian Catholics blend in west : African religion into Catholicism as Candomble. During this period of : blending. "no other gods before me" was declared, because the place : was getting damned crowded. In the 6th century, the Torah and the : Christian bible were "weeded out" to eliminate the indiginous : religions from monotheism. In the earliest versions, God (El) had a : consort (Asherah) ... and ... many representations of Asherah have : raised hennaed hands. Also in the Gnostic gospels, the Virgin : Mary was said to have concieved the son of God when she "was in : the temple spinning a red thread" ... presenting a red/purple thread : at the temple was an indigenous Canaanite religious practice to insure : fertility and the good will of Anath. That imples that the Virgin Mary : followed a blend of Jewish and Canaanite indigenous religion. And, as : I said, a synagogue floor from Jerusalem shows God's hand with henna : stains.
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