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| Jews used human skulls in Talmudic era |
| 2009-04-15 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Archaeologists have found evidence suggesting that ancient Jews used human skulls in ceremonies, despite their religious beliefs. Although there is a strict Halakhic prohibition on touching human remains, recently published findings suggest that ancient Jews might have ignored the rules. Southampton University researchers said that human skulls were found in present-day Iraq (formerly Babylonia) that are believed to have been used during the Talmudic era. According to researcher Dan Levene, some of the skulls bear Aramaic inscriptions and at least one of them seems to belong to a woman. "When I presented these findings in Israel, people told me, 'It is not possible that this is Jewish,'" said Levene. "But it is certainly Jewish." Levene says many desperate people used talisman in the past and skulls were also used to ward off ghosts or demons, Haaretz reported. "The fact remains that belief in demons was widespread at this time among Jews as well as other peoples," writes Levene in a report published in Biblical Archaeological Review. "Incantation bowls are known not only from Jewish communities but from other communities as well." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 I use a human skull every day. I suspect most, if not all, Rantburgers do also. It's good for holding brains. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-04-15 20:52 |
| #5 Of course not. They used them to drink the fermented blood of Mesopotamian children. Now that we've gotten the obligatory blood libel out of the way, it seems as if this is a real article. It's about Talmudic-era witchcraft ritual objects. If any of you have ever read the Old Testament, this is the crap that the Prophets were always thundering on about, the endless cycle of backsliding into idol-worship and witchcraft followed by repentance & remorseful piety. In particular, the ritual objects in question were probably used to traffic with, enlist, or repel 'liliths', demons of childbed fevers and other calamities associated with pregnancy. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2009-04-15 10:05 |
| #4 So... did they drink beer out of them? |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2009-04-15 08:21 |
| #3 Well, at least we have the noble Iranians to put this on the front page of their non-Jewish-controlled press organ. How else would we learn about the tainted and profane Jooooos? If we don't watch out, the Jews might try to one-up the Sedlec Ossuary... with the skeletons of Palestinian children, no doubt. From the comments: "Amazing! My orthodox friends complain I don`t keep Kosher - at least I gave up my Babylonian skull. "- HA!! |
| Posted by: Free Radical 2009-04-15 08:17 |
| #2 "People tell me"....the Arameans had archaeologists too. Move along now. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-04-15 08:00 |
| #1 Palestinian skulls, no doubt. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-04-15 07:53 |