Infant and child mutilation in abrahamic systems

Quahom1 said:
That is not what I said. I said that the commandmants were to be followed because God said so. That was it. He did not explain Himself, nor did He have to. However, we are now understanding some of the reasons why God wanted us to live in certain ways. It's an "a hah, could have had a V-8" revelation. Besides obedience to His word because it was His word, there were actual benefits for adhering to the laws of God.

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I agree that the laws were given by G-d and were there for good purposes. That was not my question.

All I'm asking here is, "... what's all this got to do with West Africa ?" nothing else.

Yes G-d is loving, powerful, omniscient, and gave us all useful commandments to live by. I'm not questioning any of that. But that's only the cultural evidence for why this practice existed and exists in Judeo-Christian tradition.

Again, all I'm asking is...why would it also exist in only a few ancient and pagan cultures in West Africa ? Anyone got any clues ?

flow....:confused:
 
BB and Kari,

If one of you want to start a thread I'll gladly take part. It's always a pleasure talking to either of you.

Dauer
 
flowperson said:
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I agree that the laws were given by G-d and were there for good purposes. That was not my question.

All I'm asking here is, "... what's all this got to do with West Africa ?" nothing else.

Yes G-d is loving, powerful, omniscient, and gave us all useful commandments to live by. I'm not questioning any of that. But that's only the cultural evidence for why this practice existed and exists in Judeo-Christian tradition.

Again, all I'm asking is...why would it also exist in only a few ancient and pagan cultures in West Africa ? Anyone got any clues ?

flow....:confused:
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Maybe they believed in the same God, and received some of the same laws...? Or perhaps their people learned of the Judeac or Hebrew practices and adapted them for their own?
 
Quahom1 said:
Maybe they believed in the same God, and received some of the same laws...? Or perhaps their people learned of the Judeac or Hebrew practices and adapted them for their own?
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Maybe, but not likely. But who really knows ? These tribal populations were significantly separated from the Hebrew tribes of ancient Palestine, and there is no evidence of the practice among the tribal cultures in between. Perhaps a quick chariot ride or two or three across the Sahara Desert ?
ET's ?
Hmmmm ?

flow....:cool:
 
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Something I thought of here.

The ancient Phoenicians were thought to have perhaps sailed down the West coast of the African continent in their trading ventures. And early archaeologists of the mid-east, notably Sir Flinders Petrie, have noted that the Phoenician alphabet was the likely precursor to the early Hebrew alphabet.

This would have likely occurred in the 2nd millenium bce. about the time that the Hebrews arrived in Phoenician lands. So the knowledge transfer concerning circumcision may have taken place in that way. But I'm not aware of any archaeological proof in the form of trade goods, etc. You're the seafaring guy, any thoughts ?

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flowperson said:
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Something I thought of here.

The ancient Phoenicians were thought to have perhaps sailed down the West coast of the African continent in their trading ventures. And early archaeologists of the mid-east, notably Sir Flinders Petrie, have noted that the Phoenician alphabet was the likely precursor to the early Hebrew alphabet.

This would have likely occurred in the 2nd millenium bce. about the time that the Hebrews arrived in Phoenician lands. So the knowledge transfer concerning circumcision may have taken place in that way. But I'm not aware of any archaeological proof in the form of trade goods, etc. You're the seafaring guy, any thoughts ?

flow....:)
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Damn sailors, , leave a girl in every port crying...they corrupt the whole world...:rolleyes: :D

I wouldn't be surprised if one day that does indeed come to light. The Phoenicians are known to have gone places and venture much further than any other sailors of their era. They did not fear the sea, nor did they worry about falling off the edge of the earth...they knew it was round.

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Take it from me, there's lots we haven't heard of yet that would answer a lot of questions about our past, but it's not time yet. I'm still waiting patiently.

Peace my brother....flow....:cool:
 
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