Who Was Joshua? Israel: The Land and its People, Part II by Dr. Henry Abramson
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- The Bible describes how the Jewish people, emerging from Egyptian servitude and decades of wandering in the Sinai desert, followed Joshua’s military leadership to conquer the Land of Israel and establish the ancient foundations of their Torah-centered society. This lecture will survey the archeological and historical record to understand the larger context of the Biblical account. Part II of Israel: The Land and its People.
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I am a Muslim and a college student of History and International Relations (both middle east concentration) at University of Georgia. I like your lectures for many months now and have listened many of them.
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I'm an ex-Atheist, recently confirmed Christian in England and I'm finding your lectures - notwithstanding our different locations in geography, religion and culture - hugely illumibating and absolutely fascinating. Thank you for offering them up for free
Dr Abramson. I've been watching your lectures a few weeks now. They are a Goldmine of insight into not only Jewish history, but to our world's past as it relates to in each of your subjects. Your use of etymology to explain further those important points of your teaching is superior. Additionally your "X" & "Y" axis to show the generalized political spectrum of the day can only provide a breakthrough of understanding to more than one of your students. Thank You.
This is my second time around this series Professor, and I must say, I appreciate our history in even greater measure post 10/7. Thank you for anchoring His story to our history. Shalom.
Thank you very much
Thank you taking part of your lectures.
Thank you so much for your channel! As a student, I find value in your lectures that is hard to find elsewhere on the internet. I'm very excited for the rest of this series.
Thank you for your lectures. My son was also a lone soldier. I listen to a lecture more than once trying to learn.
I named my first born son Joshua. Thank you for helping me learn more about the man who I so admire
This is Gold Sir Henry Abramson. Please don't stop. I have been listening to your lectures these past days n d only thing I do regret is when you mention: "I have more info, but because of time..." Thank you very much, I do appreciate this effort n yes I found this lecturessss useful.
I am a big fan, Sir! Thank you for sharing. I have been watching you. You are a gift.
I am hooked, your lectures are the best I have ever seen in Jewish studies. As a Mixed Jew I like the way you explain Sephardic History as I love my Sephardic side especially. I knew so little before now I am reading books on Sephardic stuff every day. My Mother was Ashkenazi so all my life I Followed the Ashkenazi rite and knew far more about Ashkenazi Jews generally.
Amazing!
Henry Abramson I attended a lecture given at a Mormon run business college. The speaker shared a story of how one female archeologist denyed that Joshua conquered Jericho because the gate was too old. Another Biblical archeologist, sorry their names escape me right now, said he accepted the story because I'm his thought if the old gate worked well enough then just because new technology was available it would not have necessarily been replaced. Dating things based on one item found is somewhat unreliable, for example if someone came into my house which was built in the 1940s and picked any piece of technology to date the house they would have to conclude that my house was built at the earliest 1980.
Henry Abramson I have to give credit to my mother on the comparison to my house. I recal a Rashi somewhere in Isaiah when the great sages mentioned there in were discussing Torah around a kitchen table. The verse had to do with sweeping as a symbol for judgment. The lady of the home told them to get up so she could finish her sweeping. They all had to thank her for bringing them down to the Pashat level when their mystical level was at risk of becoming detached from the text in front of them.
Wes Swank Jericho's walls and gates were destroyed around 1500 bce. and not rebuild. none of the fortifications in the area were. Jericho was a village (not a city as before) until the thirteenth century after which it was only ruins and laid bare without people for two centuries. only then settlements started again.
now compare "the gate was too old" with "the gate was destroyed three centuries earlier". anyone who has to render the second statement as the first displays a lack of faith. they have to cling to a literal interpretation instead of having the faith to accept the god described. the text becomes the idol.
since we are looking at proof, here is another, Looking at gates, I think it's interesting that so-called Eastern gate in the middle of the wall of the Temple Mount ruins was actually at the far right corner of The temple wall entrance and the sealed up wall gate entrance by the grave sites, where it is now wasn't where it was in Second Temple Times and Yet christianity teaches that it is where their messiah came through for the palm sunday with his followers, I know this is a lie, while on a Jewish tour Our Temple Guide Rabbi Chaim Richman explained how The bridge across to The Mount of Olives was catty wampus to the right end corner of The East Entrance to The Holy Temple.
Since we are talking about evidence in archeology. The Mormons should not promote or comment anything on the topic being that there is no evidence or archeological findings for anything that is written in their book. They are false in every way. Praise God we have proof or at least to say that what the Tanakh says happened.
Your lectures are very interesting wrapped with mysteries and secret which is often very rare. Good wishes for the charitable work you are doing. God bless.
Interesting and useful lecture, thank you Dr. Abramson!
Ralph Ellis is my favorite archeologist/revisionary historian. I'm so grateful for the discoveries he's sharing with the world. someday I think he will really be a gold standard of the accuracy of the Bible juxtaposed to our often blatantly inaccurate interpretations.
Rabbi besides the stele and Chazor we have Hezekiah's water tunnels and signet rings the Kotel and coins plus much more...Excellent job! תודה שלום
motorhead I'm learning Hebrew. It was fun to see your text and to be able to read it. Thank you, Shalom
Thank you very much for your work.
You are welcome!
Excellent Dr. Abramson. I'm like you. Hazor works for me. But, I couldn't help singing "Joshua fit the battle of Jericho" at one point in the video. That makes me one of those crazy people on the internet, I suppose. Crazy, but harmless. (smile)
Thank you, always wonderful !
Hello Dr. Abramson, I found your channel some time ago while researching what exactly Ashkenazi Jew meant.
I know this is an older video, but I didn't know if you have seen anything from Dr. Bryant Wood, who is an archaeologist who specializes in pottery, more specifically the conquest era pottery. I first seen him talking about his research of Jericho on ABR, Associates for Biblical Research. There is also Dr. Scott Stripling, is also an archeologist who focus' on the conquest era and has been digging at Shiloh for sometime and found a 'Curse' tablet while doing wet sifting. While I do not need anything in the Bible confirmed to know that it happened, I do love history and archeology, so I find it all fascinating.
I am a Christian and recently discovered I have Ashkenazi roots, which didn't show on either of my parents DNA results. We aren't quite sure which side of the family that comes from there was a generic 'Middle Eastern' tag for myself, but there are so many countries in the Middle East. Anyway, I did want to let you know about Dr. Wood and Dr Strippling just in case you haven't heard of them since you've done your lecture. Thank you for your video! Blessings!
Wow. The story where troops give 7 circuits around the walls and collapse might be very real. When I was a child, me and my friends would walk in a circle ten times, one friend would sit in the middle, and after 10 circuits, we would lift him up only using one finger each. Some sort of magnetic field creates when humans do that. We didnt know why at the time. Never really thought about that game till now. Shalom brother and may God bring mashiaj now
That's a pretty unusual childhood game!
I am not very religious but I do trust the History in the Torah. I also believe the Israelites were a blending of different peoples from the Original Hebrew Family of Jacob. The term a mixed multitude springs to mind. Great video.
Glad you found it useful!
Thank you for your lectures. Be listening for a while. A family rumour of a Spanish Jewess somehow ending up part of a Catholic Irish family so the material on the Sephardic Jews was very informative also.
Dear Rabbi, I think better and more suitable than the cool cigar/pipe photo for 2020 would be a photo posing with a joint! And if you want to be super cool, with a funky bong.
I enjoy your lectures, though I hope you can really get detailed on lectures in the future, especially in the area of Hebrew language and meanings. I would also love to see a comparison with the empires Israel was beside, including the Egyptians, Hittites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans in respect to their religion, origins, culture, and the relationships to Israel.
Again, I have watched a few lectures, and I enjoy the mention of historical finds as they relate to Israel.
Thank you. :)
In the RCC Joshua is known as the patron saint of spies and intelligence officials.
I am a Christian and I absolutely believe the Bible. Every time they find archeological evidence proving the Bible's historic authenticity someone tries to discredit it. They will say ok we found the city the Bible talks about but it can't be during Joshua's time. They will never discredit the truth!
That's how science works: you always try to look for things in the world that contradict your current beliefs and then adjust your beliefs. Religion works by looking for facts that support your beliefs and ignoring facts that don't.
Battles BC did a very interesting take on Joshua
Interesting to hear you talk about this movie. Are there no problems with these movies for religious Jews? I am used to being Muslim and having people be against portraying prophets.
I immediately subscribed to your channel. I am a follower of Jesus and i love to hear the different prospectives on the Bible. It is great to go back to original teaching. I loved the discourse on biblical archaeology and the hint to my German language. I am excited to listen to more presentations. Thanks!
Watch Patterns of Evidence: Exodus, a 3 hour documentary by William Mahoney, a Christian from Minnesota. The dating is not wrong at all - rather, archeolgists dating has been intentionally wrong.
Fantastic lecture Mr Abramson. I'm currently reading the Hebrew book of Joshua and stumbled on your lecture as part of my wider research on the era and the historical context in Canaan at the time. From what I'm uncovering I'm wondering if referring to the people as Jews shows a modern bias and the term Israelite is more Historically accurate?
with the falling of the walls of Jericho; I think the marching was ( like Alexander in India marching, clamoring back and forth down the river to distract Indian soldiers from their ferrying activities) to drown out the sound of sappers tunneling underground, and at the blowing of the shofars the support structures of the tunnels under the wall were pulled and the rest is history ( perhaps). Although the Tablets/Stones in the ark could have had some kind of seemingly magical powers that were used to bring down the walls. Lots of possibilities.
Jericho was rebuilt a few hundred years after Joshua's curse aimed at a person that would try and rebuild it.
I wish you would not chop things out 😥
Other primary sources of the history of Israel has been kept alive within the various communities throughout the world such as Teimani of Yemen, sefardi and menashe, benei yisrael etc
Look at who survived
Yup
What tribe are you from I know I'm judah yahuda because of the books cause judah is in captivity I just would like to know what tribe your from?
Unlikely that any Jews today, other than Cohen and Levi, have any idea what tribe they come from.
Well done! Interesting lecture. There is a conflict between rabbinical sources and Matthew in the NT where he lists Rahab as the mother of Boaz and thus an ancestor of Jesus. Also, in relation to Joshua and Christianity, how could you not play a couple of verses of the old gospel song "Joshua fought the Battle of Jericho?"
There is also Joshua's altar on har ebal according to adam zertal
Interesting!
Sorry my spelling bad typing on tiny phone.
I see an analogy between U.S. and Vietnam and the Ancient Kemetic (Egypt) Empire and little Israel settling Canaan. The U.S. military industrial complex was so ashamed that the biggest merchant of death (and aid) in the world with the greatest technology couldn't defeat this tiny rebel 'peasant' population, so had to give up and say we both lost. Maybe Kemet likewise couldn't destroy this tiny nation and so lied and said they did, (also being ashamed at the vast mountain of wealth paid to Israel for them to leave) maybe because they launched a military attack, failed and tried to save face by claiming a victory.
So do you set the truth aside when it contradicts the bible or do you keep your faith while accepting a thing to be true?
I have no religion but I do have biases. If i find that the truth contradicts my bias, I set my bias aside and adjust my view of the facts to include the new information.
I have to admit I have a bias in favor of the Jewish ppl. My dad was in wwll. But I realized that I was giving Jews an automatic pass, with out using my critical thinking. Thats 1 of the reasons I'm watching these. I can't think critically about a subject I don't know about.
I do realize that not all ppl in a given group are good or bad, ppl in the end are still just ppl.
Complicated question.
You need to catch u onthis point. Joseph's house has been found in Avaris! See the work of David Rhol.
Simcha Yakobovitch has some interesting things also. It seems like academia refuses to acknowledge certain things and is bias .Archeology is not a "hard" science like Physics...It is very opinion based and anyone who finds scribble on a cave wall comes up with books describing what they had on their pizza back then...kind of goofy. Every few years a whole new "theory" comes up like pre Clovis man in America etc.
Are you aware of the scandal with respect to no Jews allowed to study the dead sea scrolls until 1992?
That is just one example. Their are artifacts in Cairo and Arabia we are not allowed to study also. Simcha shows this. שלום
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Ahhhhhh. Joshua the great Jewish slayer of the nephilim.
Hmm
Enjoy Greatly Ur Presentations, Dr. Henry Abramson, looking Forward to More Enthusiastically and for a side note: since we are looking at proof, here is another, Looking at gates, I think it's interesting that so-called Eastern gate in the middle of the wall of the Temple Mount ruins was actually at the far right corner of The temple wall entrance and the sealed up wall gate entrance by the grave sites, where it is now wasn't where it was in Second Temple Times and Yet christianity teaches that it is where their messiah came through for the palm sunday with his followers, I know this is a lie, while on a Jewish tour Our Temple Guide Rabbi Chaim Richman explained how The bridge across to The Mount of Olives was catty wampus to the right end corner of The East Entrance to The Holy Temple. Shalom Chayim
Henry Abramson, I believe that David Rohl a British Scholar and Archeologist may very well have solved the Jericho timeline riddle - his work was the key basis for the film documentary Patterns of Evidence. His research and non biased approach (he is a professed agnostic) could very be the best study on this topic.
ruclips.net/video/cFfzWL1NXdE/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/Y-x55kIgheA/видео.html
Please note that the links are for a 2-part lecture which discusses much of what is in the aforementioned film documentary.
Sorry to note that the speaker makes the all too common mistake of not being able to differentiate between Jews and Israelites.
Moses did not lead the Jews and was not himself a Jew, the same is also true of Joshua. Nor are there any Jews mentioned in the books of Samuel.
Not until II Kings 16:6 does Scripture make mention of Jews for the first time, when Ahaz was king, c735 BC. Up to this time Jews did not exist, so it should be understood exactly who it is that Scripture means by this name.
I can assure you that the speaker is able to differentiate between Jews and Israelites. I'll mention your comment to him next time I see him.
@@HenryAbramsonPhD- I'm sorry but that is a really poor response. If, as you say, he knows the difference, then why does he insist, throughout his talks, on calling those whom Scripture never refers to as Jews, Jews?
He is in a position of authority and is trying to impart truthful understanding, but he cannot do that by constantly repeating that which I can only put down to 'wishful thinking'.
Historically speaking, no individual, nor any group of people, is ever referred to in Scripture, as a Jew/Jews, before the time of king Ahaz c735 BC.
Abraham may be the father of the Jews, but he himself was not a Jew. He was not even an Israelite, for Israel did not come into being until the Covenant was renewed to Jacob and his name was then changed to Israel, 1883 BC, 430 years before Moses led the _Children of Israel_ out of Egypt.
A teacher of history should rely on facts, and should not make unsustainable statements.
The Jews are a particular people, brought into the Scriptural narrative at a particular time in history. The question to answer is - 'who are they?'... All Jews are Israelites, but not all Israelites (or Hebrews) are Jews.
I do not wish to be rude, but please do not constantly repeat an obviously fictional statement as a fact.
Maybe the speaker can explain for himself, why he makes the false assertion that prompted my comment?
why do so few laugh at your jokes?...i think they are hilarious.
It's the microphone. I think.
@@HenryAbramsonPhD absolutely. You need a funnier microphone.
It appears that the Tanakh does not say that Salmon married Rahab. That misinformation comes from the New Testament. I stand corrected.
Why do you keep saying Jews were lead by Joshua? He lead Israelites, children of Israel. Not Jews. Jews are not from Judah. Tell the truth.
Cry
Joshua and Yeshua just the same Spirit...
Person...
I find these videos interesting but find it concerning that you compared yourself to Albright. I have to question your honesty.
How about the confusion of Alexander's son with his father Philip (Abraham lecture)? or the whooping lie about Paul beig a "follower" of Messiah (Paul lecture) rather than the Pharisee that he actually was?...not very truthful or scholarly of Dr. Abramson. Take everything from the lips of this professor with a grain of salt.
u r not a child of jacob jewish is kinda like a jew so that was not your history
Yehuda was the son of Jacob
Cry
Why do you call the people of Israel Jews all the time as the Jews were only 1 tribe.. They were not all Jews. Call them as they were thankyou.