tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442773712288154969.post9155765901988787023..comments2023-11-30T00:26:51.309-08:00Comments on Superstition Free: Name that Holy Book: 02Robert Madewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13237253238274655114noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442773712288154969.post-91896585900641095432009-08-02T08:33:48.777-07:002009-08-02T08:33:48.777-07:00Srosh really does sound like a name Douglas Adams ...Srosh really does sound like a name Douglas Adams would have made up!fuuuuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00405240043522723435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442773712288154969.post-61204267295717798312009-08-01T11:05:16.941-07:002009-08-01T11:05:16.941-07:00Another interesting thing about Arda Viraf is that...Another interesting thing about Arda Viraf is that it mentions <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great" rel="nofollow">Alexander The Great</a> in the first chapter. That being the case, this text does not predate Judaism. However, I'm going to guess that this text is possibly even newer than that. Because, it incorrectly identifies Alexander The Great as a Roman. I'd say because of that, it was written during the Roman era. So, maybe it doesn't even predate Christianity. I don't know.Robert Madewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237253238274655114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442773712288154969.post-87771176675707754042009-07-31T12:15:29.979-07:002009-07-31T12:15:29.979-07:00Here's another quote from The Book of Arda Vir...Here's another quote from The Book of Arda Viraf.<br /> <br /><i>I also saw the soul of a man, into whose jaws they ever pour the impurity and menstrual discharge of women, and he ever cooked and ate his own seemly child. And I asked thus: 'What sin was committed by this body, whose soul suffers such a punishment?' Srosh the pious, and Adar the angel, said thus: 'This is the soul of that wicked man who, in the world, had intercourse with a menstruous woman; and every single time, it is a sin of fifteen and a half Tanapuhrs.'</i> -- Arda Viraf 22:1-5<br /><br />Compare this with <a rel="nofollow">Leviticus 15:19-33</a>.<br /><br />So, having sex with a woman during her period is a sin worthy of being fed menstral discharge forever. Eeeew!<br /><br />The rituals concerning menstration in the bible are certainly the products of superstition. Today we know why a woman has cycles. Back then, they assumed it was because women are inferior and being punished for something. I was rather suprized that Zoroastrianism also had problems with menstration.Robert Madewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237253238274655114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442773712288154969.post-27039374779414080992009-07-31T11:57:34.110-07:002009-07-31T11:57:34.110-07:00Here's a link to the actual text of The Book o...Here's a link to the actual text of <a href="http://www.avesta.org/pahlavi/viraf.html" rel="nofollow">The Book of Arda Viraf</a>.<br /><br />Enjoy.Robert Madewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237253238274655114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442773712288154969.post-46959360687397074152009-07-31T11:53:25.192-07:002009-07-31T11:53:25.192-07:00Book of Arda Viraf.
(Arda Viraf 5:6-8)
This text ...<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Arda_Viraf" rel="nofollow">Book of Arda Viraf.</a><br /><br />(Arda Viraf 5:6-8)<br />This text is a description of heaven and hell according to the Zoroastrian tradition. Like Muhammed and Dante, Viraf is guided through the various levels of the hereafter by a holy dead man (Srosh) and an angel. I can't help but think that Dante was inspired by this text, because there are so many parallels. This text predates Christianity and Islam (and possibly Judaism). It is possible that all modern monotheistic religions do get their beliefs of the afterlife from Zoroastrianism.<br /><br />This text is not usually considered as part of the Avesta because it was not written in the same language.Robert Madewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237253238274655114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442773712288154969.post-9572297260508665462009-07-30T09:40:30.214-07:002009-07-30T09:40:30.214-07:00Pastafarian, maybe. Srosh is a delicious substitu...Pastafarian, maybe. Srosh is a delicious substitute for penne in several dishes...<br /><br />Also, it's awesome that you're doing this. It'll learn me to actually remember where I read things on the internets in the future.Gedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047239425466517786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442773712288154969.post-9607197428761073652009-07-30T07:42:13.282-07:002009-07-30T07:42:13.282-07:00Are you sure it's not Rastafarian?Are you sure it's not Rastafarian?Postmanhttp://deusexeverriculum.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442773712288154969.post-59904264361481783442009-07-30T06:08:56.876-07:002009-07-30T06:08:56.876-07:00Robert,
You've got it backwards. All of these...Robert,<br />You've got it backwards. All of these were originally translated <strong>from</strong> Vogon. So, you see, I've actually been right all along.GCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744295225958022872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442773712288154969.post-23803460467410735342009-07-29T16:11:14.777-07:002009-07-29T16:11:14.777-07:00sls2000,
Yes it is, but what book? There's a ...sls2000,<br /><br />Yes it is, but what book? There's a bunch of Zoroastrian holy books.<br /><br />GCT,<br /><br />This book was translated into Vogon, but never gained the popularity among Vogons as did The Koran. Though, you don't have to be Vogon to apreciate the subtle rhythm and lack of rhyme.Robert Madewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237253238274655114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442773712288154969.post-8128888240806398582009-07-29T15:08:19.121-07:002009-07-29T15:08:19.121-07:00VogonVogonGCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744295225958022872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442773712288154969.post-48148795267631200352009-07-29T14:47:40.022-07:002009-07-29T14:47:40.022-07:00Zoroastrian.Zoroastrian.sls2000noreply@blogger.com