FALSIFIED BIBLICAL HISTORY BY EMMET SWEENEY
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"HEBREW BIBLE HISTORY FROM THE DEPORTATION TO BABYLON TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MACCABEAN REBELLION IS A FABRICATION
Emmet Sweeney
The Dark Age of Jewish History
According to the history books, which base their narrative primarily upon the final books of the Hebrew Bible, the Babylonian King Nebuchadrezzar II demolished the Temple of Solomon and led the people of Judah into captivity sometime between 595 and 570 BC. With the fall of Babylon, supposedly in 539 BC., King Cyrus of Persia inaugurated a pro- Jewish policy, a policy continued under Artaxerxes I who, around 450 BC, repatriated many of the exiled Jews to Palestine, where they began the construction of the Second Temple. This move, we are told, signalled a kind of golden age for the Jewish people, during which they repeopled the whole of Judea and Galilee and prospered both economically and culturally. According to the narrative, this age of flourishing Jewish life, was finally interrupted by the brutal policies of Antiochus IV, whose tyrannical rule eliticed the Maccabbean Revolt and War around 175 BC.
The problem with the above story is that none of it can be confirmed either by archaeology or by written history. On the contrary, the evidence of over a century of excavation tells quite a different tale. Here we find a complete absence of Jewish life during the entire Persian epoch. Even worse, barely a trace of any Jewish presence in the whole region can be found until the reign of the Seleucid King Antiochus III, whose patronage of the Jews is documented in written history and confirmed by excavation. The result is a three-and-a-half century long "Dark Age" in Jewish history, in an epoch where we are led to expect the complete opposite.
As far as I am aware, the first person to draw attention to the magnitude and potential significance of this problem was Professsor Gunnar Heinsohn, who passed away in February of last year. Yet the issue has also caused grave disquiet amongst the relatively small group of professional historians who specialize in the archaeology of the period. For it is a fact noted frequently by many commentators that the Jews, most assiduous of record-keepers, left not a single document or even note from the time of"
Via Var Valley YT channel
"Emmet Sweeney will reveal the true identity of the Neo-Assyrians and Neo-Babylonians. As well as who actually built the Second Temple and when was it constructed, contrary to popular beliefs, textbook dating, or Biblically Derived Dates."
Bible History From The Deportation To Babylon To The Building Of The Second Temple Is A Fabrication
https://www.youtube.com/live/lCNCinwL-z4?si=7_EBPnMFauU0-QQt
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EZRA THE SCRIBE & WRITING OF THE TORAH
I would even move it to the 2nd century BCE around the time of the Maccabeean revolt, when Ezra the scribe was putting it all together into what is known as the Torah (The Law). The traditional chronology places him in 5th century BCE during Artaxerxes I.
"in the seventh year of Artaxerxes I, the Achaemenid emperor (c. 457 BCE) sent Ezra from Babylon to Jerusalem to teach the laws of God to any who did not know them."* Wikipedia
"The first-century Jewish historian Josephus deals with Ezra in his Antiquities of the Jews. He uses the name Xerxes for Artaxerxes I reserving the name Artaxerxes for the later Artaxerxes II whom he identifies as the Ahasuerus of Esther, thus placing Ezra before the events of the book of Esther. Josephus' account of the deeds of Ezra derives entirely from 1 Esdras, which he cites as the 'Book of Ezra' in his numeration of the Hebrew bible."*
"The apocalyptic fourth book of Ezra (also sometimes called the 'second book of Esdras' or the 'third book of Esdras') was written c. CE 100, probably in Judeo-Aramaic, but now survives in Latin, Slavonic and Ethiopic. In this book, Ezra has a seven part prophetic revelation, converses with an angel of God three times and has four visions. Ezra, thirty years into the Babylonian Exile (4 Ezra 3:1/2 Esdras 1:1), recounts the siege of Jerusalem and the destruction of Solomon's Temple."*
However, the destruction of 1st Temple & its "description is largely based on narratives in the Hebrew Bible, in which it was commissioned by biblical king Solomon before being destroyed during the Siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 587 BCE."*
Yet, "the 586 BC destruction of Solomon's Temple and other military campaigns Nebuchadnezzar possibly conducted, are not covered in any known cuneiform documents."*
Then in the Book of Judith we learn that the King of Assyria/Babylon Nebuchadnezzar II (reigned 605-died 562 BCE) has a general Holofernes who in turn has a eunuch servant Bagoas, while according to Diodorus Siculus it was a Greek-Persian king Artaxerxes III (born 425-died 338 BCE) who had a general Holofernes whose servant was a eunuch Bagoas. Thus it was suggested by some scholars (Var Valley YT channel) that it was Artaxerxes III who has invaded the kingdom of Judah, destroyed the 1st Temple, enslaved the Jews and deported the nobility to Babylon around 360 BCE, contradictory to the claims that it was the Persians who have rebuilt the 1st Temple, freed the Jews, and issued decree of tolerance for Judaism. Well, somebody is lying.
Then there is King Darius the Great (born 550-died 486 BCE) of Achaemenid Empire aka Iran who has invaded the Northern kingdom of Israel & deported Jews to Medes' cities, who is compared as historical carbon copy with King Sargon II (born 762-died 705 BCE) of the "Neo-Assyrian" empire, the "neo" prefixes simply mean the Persians in disguise, with historians suggesting both being one & the same king.
During 300-200 BCE there is not much Jewish presence in the Levant region according to archeology. After Artaxerxes III dies, the Ptolemies take over Egypt & Palestine. Around 200 BCE, king Antiochus III "the Great" (born in Babylon 242-died in Susa on July 3 187 BCE) conquers the Palestine, begins to resettle there Jews, and starts rebuilding the 2nd Temple. He is 6th ruler of the Seleucid empire established after Alexander the Great's general.
Thus we can estimate that Ezra the scribe lived during the Maccabeean revolt ~ 170-140 BCE when first notions of Yahweh monotheism in likes of Persian Zoroastrianism was established. So, that's the saga of religious zealot Ezra.
The Hebrew Bible Was Created in 300 BCE: The Torah's Use Of Persian Literature! | Dr. Gad Barnea
https://www.youtube.com/live/W0NBhR53U4w
We Need to Delete 500 Years of Fake History - Lance Weaver, DemystifySci #370
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Via fb Traci Coston "Clay tablets discovered in the ruins of Babylon and Assyrian royal records now confirm a stunning biblical claim: King Sennacherib was assassinated by his own sons—and another son took the throne afterward.
The Bible records this dramatic end plainly:
“As he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sarezer his sons smote him with the sword… and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.” (2 Kings 19:37)
For a long time, no extra-biblical source confirmed this. But in the 19th century, archaeologists uncovered the Babylonian Chronicles—a series of clay tablets written in cuneiform. One tablet (ANE 92502, British Museum) records that Sennacherib was killed by his son during a rebellion, and that Esarhaddon later ascended the throne—exactly as Scripture states.
Critics once pointed out a discrepancy: the Babylonian record mentions one son, while the Bible names two. But another archaeological discovery resolves this. The Prism of Esarhaddon, found at Nineveh, records Esarhaddon’s own words—referring to his brothers (plural) who “drew the sword” and committed wickedness during the coup.
Taken together, these independent Assyrian and Babylonian records confirm the biblical narrative in remarkable detail:
•Sennacherib was assassinated
•The assassins were his sons
•Esarhaddon succeeded him as king
What was once mocked as legend is now anchored in stone and clay. Once again, archaeology catches up to Scripture."
My response:
Well, not so fast. The Jewish scientists said this, they found that. I don't believe a word coming out if their Satanic mouths. Now with formalities out of the way let's take a closer look at this king Sennacherib of Neo Assyrian empire, which is Persian in disguise, who has supposedly reigned from 705 BCE to 681 BCE.
He was son of king Esarhaddon (reign 681-669 BCE) who has conquered Egypt in 671 BCE. Unlike his father's successful military campaigns, king Sennacherib's army was destroyed outside of Jerusalem by a mysterious force. We are left only to ponder what or who it may have been. However his story only get stranger the deeper we look into it.
King Esarhaddon is historical carbon copy of king Artaxerxes III (born 425 BCE - died 338 BCE) who was reportedly of Greco Persian background, and according to Diodorus Siculus had a general named Holofernes who in turn had a eunuch servant named Bagoas.
Well, according to the Book of Judith, the second king of Assyrians/Babylon was Nebuchadnezzar II (reigned from 605 BCE - died 562 BCE) who also, lo and behold, had a general named Holofernes and whose servant was also an eunuch named Bagoas. King Nebuchadnezzar II is of Persian background. Persians have introduced first state monotheism in the form of Zoroastrianism and have converted the Cuneiform into the Persian alphabet around second century BCE.
So, king Artaxerxes III invades the kingdom of Judah around 360 BCE, destroys the first Temple at Jerusalem, enslaves the Jews and deports Jewish nobility to Babylon. Thus, contrary to popular belief, the Persians did not rebuild the second Temple, did not free the Jews, did not issue a decree of toleration for Judaism. They did the opposite as a matter of fact.
Anyway, back to our focus on king Sennacherib who is also a historical carbon copy of Persian emperor Xerxes I aka the Great (born 519 BCE, reigned from 486 BCE - died 465 BCE assassinated at Persepolis, Iran) of Achaemenid empire.
Well, both king Sennacherib and Xerxes I have much in common. Both have suppressed two Babylonian rebellions, both have leveled the city of Babylon after the second rebellion, both were murdered in Pelvis conspiracy involving their sons, both have reigned around two decades, Sennacherib for 24 years while Xerxes for 21 years. The chances that these were mere coincidences is very slim to none. So, someone has obviously muddied the historical waters, albeit in our due diligence we will get to the bottom of this story as well. There are other historical carbon copies besides those mentioned above however I will save it for another day.
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