Sorry Leonard I didn't mean to offend.  It was merely
a historical utterance.

Putting to death an astrologer, was part of the law.  I 
don't see how you take offense in that.

The reference to a corrupt priesthood, (where I can
understand what you mean) was from one of the prophets.  
It was prior to the destruction of the Kingdom of Judah 
and widely considered one of God's judgments by Bible 
commentators, (and I'm sure even by Rabbinic scholars.)

That the Jews bounced back and reestablished themselves 
from this disaster, is another story.  But there was no 
intent to offend because of that.

Tracy Johnson
MSI Schaevitz Sensors 

> -----Original Message-----
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> <<However, the implication that the ancient Israelites of the
> 1400BC period held the same cosmology as their neighbors is
> highly suspect.  They had a tendency to put astronomers and
> astrologers in the same philosophical puka, and kill them.
> 
> But if you fast-forward to 800-700BC, when then there's a
> correlation.  Mainly due to specific references of a corrupt
> priesthood, involved in sun/idol/astrological worship.
> Priests who no doubt, thought themselves well educated.>>
> 
> Whoa,
> 
> I find these comments offensive and bordering on being anti-Semitic.
> 
> Leonard Berkowitz
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