i know there are books written about it and websites about it like this one http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~magi9/isracame.htmActually, to all, count my vote on the absolutely, positively self-convinced side that Egyptian-Judaic elements ARE saturated within both the Japanese and Aztecan sides. But I am a cabdriver, the only formula for people to believe is for me to be dead 20 years, then maybe, but probably not then either! I am just glomming on what others have publicized over the last 500 years, along with my gathering of tourist observations I have made on personal visits to Peru and Mexico.
Yes, I believe there are major Judaic-Egyptian influences in the Japanese cultures and Aztecan cultures, and I have been told of many Japanese books haven been written on this subject. I
But it is not important for any of us to "believe" or "not believe", let me just table the theories with the best evidence I can provide, and let the next generation develop better theories.
to be quite honest i have no knowledge of egyptian and its not similar to hebrew so i dont know about that.pugtm...
This is the point where you are asking a serious, extremely valid, question, probably hoping for a drilled down, scientific type of answer from a cabdriver!
Thank you for your...??? confidence?
But here is my valid answer. Give me 10 cities in Japan, and I will give you the Egyptian plausible equivalent.
It is like the name Hideki Matsui.... plausibly the Hah (Crown of Eternity) Tchaus-Texas-Taisha-Teacher (Divine Chief), Maat (speaks the truth) sui ( protectors -sia), so plausibly means... Divine Chief of Eternity, protector of the truth! Mashu is one of those universal meanings..."Divine truth", "Protectors of the truth".
actually way later during the Davidic dynasty king Shlomo(Solomon) being the first to claim the Nile for the kingdom.Now I don't know Hebrew or Yiddish, but maybe you could help me on this in my Egyptian translations. There were Judaic Pharoahs, I am told, probably among the Hyksos Shepherd Kings of the 17th -20 dynasties.
again in i dont actually see a connection to any hebrew(koach is spirit and shemesh is sun) but maybe egyptianOne of the tell-tale signs, correct me if I am wrong, is the shepherd's crook and the flail, signs of the Hyksos, in the Pharoahs crossed arms.
Another clue to me is in the name... Shinto... plausibly "Shee in tee".... "spirit of the sun god"? (I am guessing on this)
Sure what would kyoto, tokya, osaka, okinawa, or any of the major ones be?But first things first... let me translate 10 cities you name, into their Egyptian equivalent, possibly Aztec meaning, and lets go from there. This might be fun and educational, let's see how far we get, if anywhere.
so while it seams to me possible is still think it would have to do more with this than an actuall crossover by the lost tribes or such."Not only does Chinese acupuncture promote pressure or needles on the exact points on which Tefillin are wrapped, but it promotes treatment of the arm and head before the hand, consistent with the process in Jewish Law for putting tefillin first on the arm, then on the head, and only then on the hand. Acupuncture theory reportedly sees the points on the hand as "multipliers" that increase the effectiveness of the points on the arm and head.The author of the article concludes "If someone handed an acupuncturist the above point formula (the places where Tefillin are placed) and asked what is being treated, there is little doubt that mental and 'shen' (spiritual) issues would be a strong part of the pattern. What is surprising is that such a point formula would be found in a non-Chinese procedure that has been continuously practiced for many thousands of years.... It seems clear that putting on Tefillin is a unique way of stimulating a very precise set of acupuncture points that appears designed to clear the mind and harmonize the spirit."
well but you see most of these similarities can be explained away as coincidence. symbols have been used and reused by cultures again and again. words have traveled through trade far further than than by the original people. and some similarities in traditions and festivals can be because of the way the world revolves. Almost every culture had a spring festival or celebrated the equinoxes.pugtm...again thank you for your response....
I think we will all be pleasantly surprised when more evidence is found...the question is not IF there was influence, HOW MUCH influence was there... and I vote...LOTS!
Here are other similar theories...
http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~magi9/isracame.htm
Harry Leichter's Jews of Japan
Lost Tribes of Japan
http://moshiach.com/tribes/ns/5.html
I hope we are not losing touch with the main topic...
yeah so what cab drivers aren't smart or cant have opinions? I'm 16v years oldThis is the point where you are asking a serious, extremely valid, question, probably hoping for a drilled down, scientific type of answer from a cabdriver!
Ok hebrew i know.pugtm...this is where I am asking a question, hoping for some of your expertise, if you have any in this area....
The name Joseph. Did it ever mean "flower" in Hebrew, such as the flower of God? Flower of Abraham?
What does Joseph mean?
Point, maybe....I am making a big logical leap here...
Egyptian... Shashenq...I say it is Zho-Shee-en-ka... Flower King, or Joseph King, or Joseph, King of Flowers?
Japanese... Sushi... Flowers...? correct me if I am wrong on this. The fish meal is made to resemble flowers. Popular proper name... Zhoshee, I would be curious to know its exact meaning and origin.
Aztec... Zhochimilco... Zho shee meel co....Field of flowers, and King of Flowers, very famous Aztecan name...appears in many forms, all related to flowers.
Any help on this, on the Hebrew, Japanese sides, would be appreciated.
here i found it for you:The suffix "cious" is what I am after, and it is a very weak example...
alright if you insist i'll stop but to be honest i was enjoying the arguement. As soon as i learn japanese decently well i'll be right back with a similar thread.This is going way off topic, and only myself to blame.
pugtm...I don't know Hebrew or Japanese. I only know a little bit about Egyptian, Aztec, and a lot about reading other persons opinions about the Judaic connections, and Egyptian/Amerindian connections.
You don't know Japanese. So in effect, we are two blind men, guessing.
Sure, its a "middle English thing"...profound observation. But we are way off topic in areas we don't know enough about. The biggest joke I hear in my dog and pony show history speeches is..."Wasn't that an Indian name?"
Clue!!! It's like a gauge of cognitive awareness...or daftness!
You say no connection. I say yes, absolutely, postively, huge connections with boatloads of authors over the last 500 years who are also dismissed as being "coincidental". It doesn't matter. Lets end it before this thread destroys itself, I failed in my own measure of presentation to you.
There are pyramids in every known stone building culture on earth. It is due to the fact that the pyramidal shape has very good structural integrity as apposed to square buildings so with primitive materials like stone you could build a lot higher with such a structure. They are found all over the world.yea, there are pyramids in japan too...
Not specifically on topic, I did find some background information on the origins of languages, which I hope some find pertinent.
From my amateurish viewpoint, I see Chinese/Japanese/Korean written languages evolving from the cuneiform versions of the examples, while the pictographic glyphs I found among the Cretans/Hittites evolved towards the Egyptian hieroglyphics, the Cretan, Mayan, Inca glyphs.
What we know of our English written language probably evolved from the Judaic/Greekish/Celtic flavors...of written sound-symbols.
pugtm...any clues?
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Yah = Moon God
Ta = Divine, or God (compare with Dios, or Tao Te)
Ga = unknown, possibly related to the Earth "Ge", or Egyptian Geb, Qebek (Goose)
Ra = Sun God
Su = Spirit (Chee), or Sky (Shu) spirit, or in a stretch..knowledge/power/protection... (Sia)
So many of the ancient Chinese artifact collections include a three legged cauldron or pot, with two Geese on its sides?!
Could it be representing a Trinity of... Moon God, Earth and Sun Spirits, represented by a three legged bird?
Japanese... Sushi... Flowers...? correct me if I am wrong on this. The fish meal is made to resemble flowers. Popular proper name... Zhoshee, I would be curious to know its exact meaning and origin.
Exactly how many cultures have mama as the word for mother? Hebrew its ima, in Russian mama, English mama. Its because that is the first sound learned by infants due to the fact that it is also the easiest sound to make. All same sounds but reason is not cultural interchange or linguistic connections.As pugtm pointed out again and again, similarity of sounds does not mean the words are sharing the same culture/origin.
By the way what is the word for mother in japanese?