The Farm Podcast Mach II Sinister Forces in the Jerusalem Priesthood & Pauline Christianity w/ Ostanes & Recluse
Jan 23, 2023
This discussion features Ostanes, a knowledgeable researcher in seriology and archaeology with a focus on ancient religions. He dives into the eerie connections between the Jerusalem priesthood and underworld deities like Nergal, revealing evidence of human sacrifice and necromancy. Ostanes contrasts northern and southern religious politics, explores the role of Levites as martial enforcers, and examines the complex narratives surrounding Exodus and the idea of a personal messiah. He also sheds light on the implications of modern Zionist ambitions for a Third Temple.
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Jerusalem's Chthonic Solar Syncretism
- Ancient Near Eastern religions accepted dangerous underworld deities like Nergal as part of their pantheons rather than absolute evil.
- Jerusalem's temple combined solar and chthonic symbolism, linking it to plague and underworld forces.
Threshing Floors Signal Underworld Rituals
- Threshing floors carried underworld and plague connotations in the ancient Near East and influenced Jerusalem's temple lore.
- The temple's plague-origins narrative hints at an early connection to chthonic deities rather than only a benevolent sky god.
Human Sacrifice As Crisis Ritual
- Human sacrifice appears as an extreme, occasional ritual in the ancient Near East tied to drought, plague, or crisis.
- Jerusalem-area sites like Gehenna (Tophet) and Phoenician influence (Tyre/Carthage) show child-sacrifice traditions.
