Cultural Restoration
History as written by the victors
– Winston Churchill (circ. 1930)
Perhaps the statement was more nearly true and useful in what we call ancient times, when military victories often ended in the utter destruction of the tribe or city-state or country that lost a war—when, effectively, no one survived who could describe events from the point of view of the vanquished. It may also have been true at times when the means of communication were few, specialized and prohibitively expensive. Those times were usually marked by strong differences in motivation, with the victors wishing—for reasons of self-aggrandizement—to disseminate their own triumphalist narrative.*
History is always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated, and the winner writes the history books-books which glorify their own cause and disparage the conquered foe.
- Dan Brown
I’ve done (and doing) my best to cite sources for all the material herein. There is a great deal of time, effort, study, verifying and writing involved and I do not claim to know it all or have seen it all. My primary objective is to understand the truth of the Gospel.
To that effect, I am not questioning the Gospel. I do believe that it has been given by Yahwah and that Yashua is both Yahwah incarnate and the Son of the Most High. I do believe that Ruach Ha Kodesh (Holy Spirit) along with Yahwah and Yashua are the “3-in-1” trinity (for lack of a better term at the moment). I do believe that Yashua is the only way to salvation and essentially the narrow road and that “no one comes to the Father except through ‘him’”.
There is a lot to unpack but let’s start with, what this is and what this is not.
What this is…
This is a representation of my research in effort to clarify questions around…
The biblical scriptures,
Historical context,
Purpose, meaning and decisions around the “canonization” of the bible texts,
Seemingly intentional omissions from centuries of well documented writings regarding ethnic identities (citing multiple sources and voices near and abroad),
Impact of the Roman/Roman Catholic society and culture on literature, arts, slavery, finance, psychology, medicine, technology, education and faith/Christianity, etc… ,
Whether or not indoctrination has occurred in the above mentioned areas of influence,
Understanding globalization and the hegemony
(Hegemony, the dominance of one group over another, often supported by legitimating norms and ideas. ... The associated term hegemon is used to identify the actor, group, class, or state that exercises hegemonic power or that is responsible for the dissemination of hegemonic ideas.)
what this is not…
This is not a debate.
This is not a political movement or treatise.
This is not propaganda or agenda for (or against) the Muslim, Islamic, Hebrew Israelite, or any other religious group.
This is not an attempt to draw people away from your church, ministry or religious sect.
This is not an attempt to accredit the Trans-Atlantic slave trade as principal evidence to affirm or deny lineage for particular people groups.
In order to “seek the first the kingdom of Yahwah and His righteousness…” I must remain objective and in prayer regarding these things. Being aware of my own biases and predispositions (a.k.a. blindspots – we all have them), my family, friends and other people I am accountable with will help to ask the right questions and prompt me to dig deeper when necessary. Anyone on this site can help as well by contacting me at the link above (top right).
Video
(Work in progress)
Gallery
(Work in progress)
Who Are the 12 Tribes of Israel?
https://lifehopeandtruth.com/prophecy/12-tribes-of-israel/lost-tribes-of-israel/
https://silo.tips/download/who-are-the-12-tribes-of-israel
Commonly misused and misunderstood terms:
Hebrew ≠ Jewish
Israelite ≠ Jewish
Jewish ≠ Jew
What is the meaning of the name “Jew” (Chabbad.org)
Being Jewish is more about Culture than Ancestry or Religion (Pew Research Center)
Not Jewish but a Jew
(Tablet Magazine)
The invention of the Jewish People
by Shlomo Sand
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GXATG2/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_Cd.UEb3QDPX8J
Scriptural Context
KJV Bible (The Holy Days of YAH)
Leviticus 23:1-6
Exodus 12:17-24
Mathew 26:1-2
Mathew 26:17-18
Mark 14:12
Luke 2:41
Acts 20:6
For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. – Romans 2:28-29
And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle. – Exodus 12:37-38
And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee. -Zechariah 2:11
Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land. ~Deuteronomy 23:7
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd ~John 10:16
And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. -Deuteronomy 28:64
And the Lord shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.–Deuteronomy 28:68
(68) The Lord shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships.--Josephus says this was done with many of the Jews by Titus.
Thou shalt see it no more again.--Deuteronomy 17:16.
Ye shall be sold . . . and no man shall buy you.--Rashi explains thus: "Ye shall desire to be sold--ye shall offer yourselves as slaves to your enemies, and shall be refused, because you are appointed to slaughter and destruction. Or the sellers shall sell you to other sellers, and no one will care to keep you." But the same word is used in the following passage by Nehemiah, "We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold to the heathen" (Nehemiah 5:8). Probably the meaning in Deuteronomy is similar: "Ye shall be sold as slaves to your enemies, and there will be no one to redeem you."
- Ellicot’s CommentaryVerse 68. - Worst of all, they should be again reduced to bondage, carried back to Egypt, put up for sale as slaves, and be so utterly despicable that no one would purchase them. Bring thee into Egypt again. "If the Exodus was the birth of the nation of God as such, the return would be its death" (Schultz; cf. Hosea 8:13; Hosea 9:3). With ships. They came out of Egypt by land, as free men; they should be carried back imprisoned and cooped up in slave-ships. By the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no mere again. This does not refer to their being carried to Egypt in ships as different from the way by which they had come out from it, but simply to the fact that they should be carried back thither, contrary to what was expected when they so triumphantly came forth from it. There ye shall be sold; literally, shall sell yourselves; i.e. give yourselves up to be sold as slaves. Egypt may be here, as Hengstenberg suggests, "the type of future oppressors;" but there seems no reason why the passage should not be taken literally. It is a fact that, after the capture of Jerusalem by Titus, the Jews were in large numbers carried into Egypt, and there subjected to most ignominious bondage; and in the time of Hadrian, multitudes of Jews were sold into slavery (Josephus, 'De Bell. Jud.,' 6:09, 2; cf. Philo, 'Flacc.' and 'Leg. ad Caium.').
Commentaries on Hebrew and Christian Mythology
By Judge Parish B Ladd LL.B of the San Francisco Bar
Page 196-197
Online Resources
StackExchange Hermeneutics
StackExchange Hermeneutics (home)
DesiringGod
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Documented Histories
But first, a word on historical evidence and documentation as cited by the New York Times (January 2020):
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/12/us/texas-vs-california-history-textbooks.html
The Inquisition
The History of the Inquisition (Full ebook - UCLA Library)
https://archive.org/stream/theinquisition00limb
by Limborch, Philippus van, 1633-1712
Excerpts below (in context) show why Jews converted to Catholic faith, which was then understood to be the same as the term Christian.
The History of the Inquisition Volume II
by Limborch, Philippus van, 1633-1712
page – 114
(Shows Laws of YAH outlawed by Pope)
The Inquisition Unmasked: Being An Historical And Philosophical Account Of The Tremendous Tribunal V1
By Antonio Puigblanch
page 102
The history of the inquisition of Spain, from the time of its establishment to the reign of Ferdinand VII : composed from the original documents of the Archives of the Supreme Council and from those of subordinate tribunals of the Holy Office
by Llorente, Juan Antonio, 1756-1823
page 525
page 269
A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages
by Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909
page 418
A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages (Complete - Volume 1, 2 and 3) (Kindle Location 7454) – Kindle Edition.
Lea, Henry Charles (2012-05-11).
Page 348 (Sunday Became Prescribed for it)
page 374 (the prisoner who refused to confess)
page 380 (both bishop and inquisitor is present)
Model of the Prison and Holy Office of the Inquisition in Portugal, constructed by W. Y. (Narrative, etc.).
William YOUNG (H.P., British Service.)
1829
page 15-16 (Brief Description of the tortures - called treatments)
The Inquisition Unmasked: Being an Historical and Philosophical Account of that Tremendous Tribunal, Founded on Authentic Documents; and Exhibiting the Necessity of Its Suppression, as a Means of Reform and Regeneration, Written and Published at a Time when the National Congress of Spain was about to Deliberate on this Important Measure, Volume 1
Antonio Puigblanch
Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1816
page 104 (burned Jews)
The inquisition revealed in its origin, policy, cruelties, and history..
by Timson, Thomas
page 199
The Inquisition revealed : in its origin, policy, cruelties, and history : with memoires of its victims in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, England, India and other countires . London : Aylott and Jones.
Timpson, Thomas, 1790-1860.
page 259 (colored people)
Writings in Antiquity
Afro-Europe International Blog
http://afroeurope.blogspot.com/2013/0...
The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 57
edited by Tobias George Smollett
page - 141
A new voyage to Italy : with curious observations on several other countries, as Germany, Switzerland, Savoy, Geneva, Flanders, and Holland : together with useful instructions for those who shall travel thither
by Misson, Maximilien, 1650?-1722; Jephson, Charles, active 1736-1748; J. and J. Bonwicke
page 138
Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa
By Dixon Denham
pg 264
Systematic Theology a Compendium and Commonplace Book
Designed For the Use of Theology Students
By Augustus Hopkins Strong D.D published 1886
page 243 “the Dark Jews of Spain”
John Bellows Letters and Memoir
By John Bellows, Elizabeth Bellows
Published: 1904
“It was to me marvelously interesting. Many nationalities were represented ; but the majority were Asiatic Jews, black-eyed, dark-featured…”
John Bellows goes on to make a distinction between some of the nationalities present being Georgian, Russian and German Jews as being light/white, fair-skinned and some with red beards.
Benedict De Spinoza
Tractatus Theologico-Politicus
by R. H. M. Elwes
page xix (Introduction)
Voices From Captivity: A Series of Prison Scenes and Sketches
By the Rev J.R. Beard D.D.
page 122
A Caveat Against the Pretender: Being a Short, But Impartial History of Some of the Assassinations, Murders, and Inhumane Slaughters, Committed by Papists Upon Protestants: with a Particular Account of the Massacres of Ireland and Paris,..
J. Morley, 1723
page 84
The Religious Ceremonies and Customs of the Several Nations of the Known World: The ceremonies of the Roman Catholicks
Bernard Picart, Jean Frédéric Bernard
Printed for Nicholas Prevost, and comp., 1731
page 304 (Auto De Fe Solemized on Sunday)
Physical Geography - 1851
https://books.google.com/books?id=FDY...
(page 13)
A New Voyage to Italy - 1829?
https://archive.org/details/newvoyage...
(page 139)
A Tribute for the Negro - 1848
https://books.google.com/books?id=t8E...
(page 65)
The Races of Men - 1862
https://archive.org/details/racesofme...
(page 133)
Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa: In the Years 1822, 1823
https://archive.org/details/narrative...
(page 64)
Sources of history in the Pentateuch : six lectures delivered in Princeton theological seminary, on the Stone foundation, March, 1882
by Bartlett, Samuel Colcord, 1817-1898
https://archive.org/details/sourcesof...
(page 118)
The history of the Jews : from the destruction of Jerusalem to the present time
By Adams, Hannah, 1755-1831
https://archive.org/details/historyofjewsfro00adamiala/page/366
Swarthy Definitionhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swarthy
The New Practical Reference Library, Volume 2
By Charles Herbert Sylvester, Ellsworth Decator Foster
https://books.google.com/books?id=CHo7AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
A Treatise on Physical Geography: Comprising Hydrology, Geognosy, Geology ...
By A. Barrington
https://books.google.com/books?id=FDYyAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
page 297
Memoirs of the secret services of John Macky, esq., during the reigns of King William, Queen Anne, and King George I. London
Published 1733
https://archive.org/details/memoirssecretse00mackgoog/page/n82
The chief works of Benedict de Spinoza
by Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677; Elwes, R. H. M. (Robert Harvey Monro), b.1853
https://archive.org/details/chiefworksofbene01spin/page/n29
Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa: In the Years 1822, 1823 ...
by [Dixon] Denham, Hugh Clapperton, Walter Oudney, Abraham V . Salamé
https://archive.org/details/narrativetravel00salagoog/page/n74
A new voyage to Italy : with curious observations on several other countries, as Germany, Switzerland, Savoy, Geneva, Flanders, and Holland : together with useful instructions for those who shall travel thither
by Misson, Maximilien, 1650?-1722; Jephson, Charles, active 1736-1748; J. and J. Bonwicke
https://archive.org/details/newvoyagetoitaly21miss/page/138
The Natural History of Man: Comprising Inquiries Into the Modifying Influence of Physical and Moral Agencies of the Different Tribes of the Human Family
by James Cowles Prichard , Edwin Norris
Published 1855
https://archive.org/details/naturalhistorym00norrgoog/page/n170
A tribute for the Negro; being a vindication of the moral, intellectual, and religious capabilities of the coloured portion of mankind; with particular reference to the African race
by Armistead, Wilson, 1819?-1868
https://archive.org/details/tributefornegrob00armi/page/64
Map of Loango Coast
https://africa.si.edu/exhibits/loango/lmap.htm
A brief history of the Wesleyan missions on the west coast of Africa : including biographical sketches of all the missionaries who have died in that important field of labour : with some account of the European settlements and of the slave-trade
by Fox, William
https://archive.org/details/briefhistoryofw00foxw/page/8
On the Classification and Geographical Distribution of the Mammalia: Being ...
By Richard Owen
https://books.google.com/books?id=50sDAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London
by Ethnological Society of London
https://archive.org/details/transactionseth03londgoog/page/n80
A brief history of the Wesleyan missions on the west coast of Africa : including biographical sketches of all the missionaries who have died in that important field of labour : with some account of the European settlements and of the slave-trade
by Fox, William
https://archive.org/details/briefhistoryofw00foxw/page/6
On the classification and geographical distribution of the Mammalia, being a lecture on Sir Robert Reade's foundation, delivered before the University of Cambridge ... May 10, 1859. To which is added an appendix "On the gorilla," and "On the extinction and transmutation of species."
by Owen, Richard, 1804-1892
https://archive.org/details/onclassification00owenrich/page/96
Ronald Sanders Lost Tribes & Promised Lands
https://archive.org/details/RonaldSandersLostTribesPromisedLands11/page/n9
Siege pf Lachish Reliefs
http://etc.ancient.eu/photos/siege-lachish-reliefs-british-museum/
The Inquisition revealed : in its origin, policy, cruelties, and history : with memoires of its victims in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, England, India and other countries
by Timpson, Thomas, 1790-1860
https://archive.org/details/inquisitionrevea00timp/page/258
DOLICHOCEPHALIC
theodora.com/encyclopedia/d/dolichocephalic.html
The Jews: a study of race and environment
by Fishberg, Maurice, 1872-1934
https://archive.org/details/jewsastudyracea00fishgoog/page/n72
The history of the Jews : from the destruction of Jerusalem to the present time
by Adams, Hannah, 1755-1831
https://archive.org/details/historyofjewsfro00adamiala/page/368
Negro
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Negro
The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 57
edited by Tobias George Smollett
https://books.google.com/books?id=lRQFAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
The Jews and Moors in Spain
by Krauskopf, Joseph, 1858-1923
https://archive.org/details/jewsmoorsinspain00krauuoft/page/214
The Negro in the New world
by Johnston, Harry, 1858-1927
page - 27 (footnote)
The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 57
edited by Tobias George Smollett
page - 141
Sources of History in the Pentateuch: Six Lectures Delivered in Princeton ...
By Samuel Colcord Bartlett
page 118
Lost Tribes & Promised Lands
by Ronald Sanders
page vi
- Picture from..
Lost Tribes A Myth by Doctor Allen Godbey
A New Voyage to Italy: With Curious Observations on Several Other Countries, As: Germany, Switzerland, Savoy, Geneva, Flanders, and Holland; Together with Useful Instructions for Those who Shall Travel Thither, Volume 1, Issue 1
page 139
Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta 1325-1354
By James Rumford
page (definitions page located in middle of book)
Empires of Medieval West Africa
by David C. Conrad
page 9
Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge Volume 9
page 579
Maps of Africa: An Online Exhibit
A digital collection of African Maps at the Stanford University Libraries
Atlas Des Ganzen Erdkreises in der Central Projection.
https://exhibits.stanford.edu/maps-of...
The Talmud of the Land of Israel, Volume 3: Demai
page - index back of book
The Monarchic Principle: Studies in Jewish Self-government in Antiquity.
by David M. Goodblatt
page 211
Journal of a residence in Ashantee, comprising notes and researches relative to the Gold Coast, and the interior of Western Africa, chiefly collected from Arabic mss. and information communicated by the Moslems of Guinea
by Dupuis, Joseph
pg cvi (back of book)
Africa being an accurate description of the regions of Ægypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billedulgerid, the land of Negroes, Guinee, Æthiopia and the Abyssines : with all the adjacent islands, either in the Mediterranean, Atlantic, Southern or Oriental Sea, belonging thereunto : with the several denominations fo their coasts, harbors, creeks, rivers, lakes, cities, towns, castles, and villages, their customs, modes and manners, languages, religions and inexhaustible treasure : with their governments and policy, variety of trade and barter : and also of their wonderful plants, beasts, birds and serpents : collected and translated from most authentic authors and augmented with later observations : illustrated with notes and adorn'd with peculiar maps and proper sculptures
by John Ogilby
page 34
America: being an accurate description of the New World; : containing the original of the inhabitants; the remarkable voyages thither: the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru, their ancient and later vvars. With their several plantations, many, and rich islands; their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers: their habits, customs, manners, and religions; their peculiar plants, beasts, birds, and serpents
by Montanus, Arnoldus, 1625?-1683; Ogilby, John, 1600-1676
https://archive.org/details/americabe...
page 574
A new voyage to Italy : with curious observations on several other countries, as Germany, Switzerland, Savoy, Geneva, Flanders, and Holland : together with useful instructions for those who shall travel thither
by Misson, Maximilien, 1650?-1722; Jephson, Charles, active 1736-1748; J. and J. Bonwicke
page 138
The Jews and Moors in Spain
by Krauskopf, Joseph, 1858-1923
page 214
The history of the Jews : from the destruction of Jerusalem to the present time
by Adams, Hannah, 1755-1831
page 360
Bulletin de la Société languedocienne de géographie, Volume 13
page 272
The Earth and Its Inhabitants ...: West Africa
By Elisée Reclus
page 267
The Jews of Spain and Portugal and the Inquisition
by Mocatta, Frederic David
page 62
Transatlantic Slave Trade Database
http://www.african-origins.org/africa...
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From ...
By United States Work Projects Administration
pg 242
History of the Jews
by Graetz, Heinrich, 1817-1891; Bloch, Philipp, 1841-1923; Löwy, Bella, 1853
page 652
Latin America’s lost histories revealed in modern DNA
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/04/latin-america-s-lost-histories-revealed-modern-dna
Online Resources
Black and Beautiful or Black but Beautiful
Where are the lost ten tribes
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/israel/losttribes.html
https://medium.com/@Addison93/trayon-white-is-not-anti-semitic-he-is-a-jew-11906b546f4f
https://medium.com/@Addison93/hebrew-communities-in-ancient-west-africa-693b4a0ffaa1!
Resources:
Letter From Military History – January 2013, Who’s History? Michael W. Robbins,
https://www.historynet.com/letter-from-military-history-january-2013.htmHistory as written by the – November 2004, Max Hastings
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3626376/History-as-written-by-the-victor.html