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Date Posted: 01:29:12 12/25/01 Tue
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Recent T.V. documentaries have attempted to explain the life of Jesus without ruffling to many feathers. They have avoided many issues and stuck to the old standby of Christian doctrine on others. One incidental sideline subject is 'who was Joseph of Arimathea'? Joseph of Arimathea is usually described as an old man of wealth and one of Jesus's sometime followers. Arimathea is sometimes presumed to relate to the village of Arimeh on the plain of Gennesareth. Arimathea is in fact a discriptive title like many others. Arimathea is a title of particularly high status. Like Matthew Annas (brother of Jonathan) who held the priestly title of 'Levi of Alphaeus' (Levi of the Succession) so Joseph was 'of Arimathea'. "However (as with the style, Levi), Joseph was not his true Baptismal name, and 'of Arimathea' was yet another descriptive term". From 'Bloodline of the Holy Grail' by L. Gardner. The term 'Arimathea' is derived from both Greek and Hebrew word elements. From Hebrew we get 'ram' or 'rama' (height,top). From the Greek we get 'theo' (of God) as in the word theology. Both words added together give the meaning 'Highest of God' and as a title it is 'Divine Highness' or 'Royal Highness'.
In the Royal succession of the Hebrews, otherwise known as the Davidic succession, the eldest son, the heir apparent, is known as 'the David'. The 'David' would have been Jesus. The second born son, and next in line, would have held the title of 'the Joseph'. So we find that 'the Joseph' is none other then Jesus's younger brother, James, the 'rama-theo'. www.voy.com/40560/ teltalheart
Just a word before I go. In the past some slanderous things things have been said about me. They tend to come from a few very right-wing conservative Christians, though I have been attacked by the left, also, because I do not support the Gay rights issue. How could I support something I see as unnatural, and the very thought of is stomach turning. Back to the Christians, I know not all Christian conservatives are like this. The slander has been spread by a minor few individuals who see it as the best way to minimze the effectiveness of someone who does not share their particular ideology, is by telling lies on them. It is especially the case when the few individuals are deathly afraid of the one or his message. I don't think it's a very 'Christian' thing to do. And by-the-way even thought I am of Jewish descent my family has not practiced the religion for two thousand years, as far as I know. I am also part Irish, part English, part German, part Egyptian, part Italian, and part French. What will they do now, slander these people as well? Or, is it just there own prejudices and hatred coming out? I by-the-way was baptized a Christian and a Baptist. I just believe there is more to be learned about the Bible then just what is in the Bible. As far as my ancestry goes, you could never tell it. I have white skin and blond hair. Two thousand years of European ancestry will do that to a person.
To set another record stright, King Herod was a Arab, and a Roman puppet, not a Jew.
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