Post:"Doing some deep reading into Cherokee history for the project that I'm working on and I am continually amazed how fucking funny old Cherokee leaders were" Book excerpt:"Drowning Bear's principal influence. however, was in holding his people to the mountains and to the old religion of the mountains. He did not succumb to Christian missionaries, but after listening to one or two chapters of the Bible, remarked, 'It seems to be a good book—strange that the white people are not better, after having had it so long.' And"
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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Glad to hear that! I'd recommend checking out the Yale introductions to the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and New Testament which are freely available on YT. They're lecture series which introduce the concept of the historical critical method and explore the influences on different parts of the Bible, and it's really fascinating stuff!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Oh, sweet! Thanks for the recommendations and links to them, I really appreciate that! That's real cool of you. I'm looking forward to checking them out!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Almost forgot to mention this banger of a video It's basically about the origins and development of the biblical Yahweh, well-worth a watch.

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