Origins of religions

Note: Matthew 4:5- Hebrew “Ophel” (Temple Hill) etc all the above were sacred hills and mountains frequented by prophets and worshippers to receive messages from the gods.

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  Ancient peoples believed that the mountains or hills (Opheli-sophi) Nehemiah 11:21 (Ophel) Nehemiah 3:26-27, Genesis 10:30 (Sephar) Numbers 23:14 (zophim or Sophim) etc were sacred abodes (saphon) of the gods (saphne, sion, Sinai, zion, sioph, sophim etc) hence people particularly prophets (Numbers 23: 1-end and Numbers 24:1) went to the hills and mountains to consult gods to solve inexplicable (Niphilaot-sopher) issues; Job 5:9, see Job 37:16-Miphilosoph- (can you explain the clouds).
  
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  Phoenician Balaamsophim, Hebrew “Phalasophon” (Numbers 23:14)means “false-prophet” (Joshua 13:22, 2 Peter 2:15, Jude 1:11, Revelation 2:14, Joshua 13:22 “Phalacsepha or Balaamcsepha or Blaspheme (spiritual rebellion) which means consulting sorcery, soothsaying or witchcraft: Numbers 24:1 “Copharen”, i.e. magic or familiar spirit or fortune telling: Acts 16:16. (Hebrew “Baalat-ob”, or Phalasoph)
  

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   The serpent (sophis) of Delphi was on Mount Parnassus outside Athens (New and Philips, 1953, p 96).
   
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     Micah 4:8: The Jerusalem tower or Temple Hill was called “Ophel” (Nehemiah 3:26-27, Nehemiah 11:21)
     
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     Jerusalem (the city of the Temple or Tophel or Ophel, Jeremiah 19:5-7etc, of God) is built on a mountain called “Sophi”, “Sion” or “Zion”, hence people go to Jerusalem (Ophilosophi) to consult God.
     
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     Sinai is from Sophim, then to Sion or Zion –God’s home.
     

PROVING THAT ANCIENT RELIGION WAS PHILOSOPHIA (FROM HEBREW “PHALASOPHIM)

Baalsophot (Bishop: Shepherd; Phalasopher: Spiritual leader)

Note this: Daniel 4:9, “Aphialsaphir” (Chief magician or Arabic “falsafa” (falsehood: Hosea 7; “Phalasaqad”) or saphaq from Babylonian “Baalzebub” (2 Kings 1:1-3) and Phoenician “Baalsophot” (cult leaders) or shepherds or masters of secret assemblies; Asopha.

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   Ecclesiastes is from Greek “Ekkle” (Ekklesia) from the Syrian and Sabean (Arabic) “Kahala” (Qhalifa) Khalifa- i.e. Temple or spiritual leader or preacher.
   

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  KJV used the word Ecclesiastes as preacher (BDB, 2007, pp 874-875).
  

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   In Hebrew, it is “Kahal”. It became “Koholet” (Qoholet: i.e. Koholet to Greek “Ekklesiates” (i.e. preacher or Temple (Hekal) leader (Mansoor, 2004, pp 235-247).
   
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   The original Hebrew (Aramaic) equivalent of the Sabean and Syriac “Kahal” (Assembly) is “Sopha”, Sopher, or Sophra (BDB, 2007, p 706) i.e. Temple door keeper (guarding the thresholds, i.e. temple doors) 2 Chronicles 23:4 etc. See Ezra 2:55 and Nehemiah 7:57 “Sophereth”, i.e. Temple servants trained as scribes, i.e. teachers and writers or secretaries of Moses law: Matthew 23:1-end- Phaulo (or Psudo)sopher (i.e. false teachers).
   
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     See Nehemiah 8:1-8 Ezra the scribe (Hebrew “Sopher”, i.e. learned priest in Moses law or Moses Books: Hebrew for Book is “Sepher” while “leque” (is learning) then Hebrew Yada or Wida (i.e. wisdom is Hebrew for knowledge, the Greek is “Oida”, see the Hebrew Old Testament, 2005, Metzger, 2001, Aland and Newman, 1983, Brown and Comfort, 1990 (Interlinear Greek- English).
     
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   Very Important
   

Hence, Goodnews translation used “Philosopher” for Ecclesiastes (Ecclesiastes 1:1-2 and 12, Ecclesiastes 12:9) since “Phaulosopherim” was the ancient name for spiritual leaders or cult masters and shepherds: Ecclesiastes 12:11. Spiritual temple leaders which Goodnews used; which Apostle Paul condemned in Colossians 2:8-23 as ancient false spiritual leaders who teach physical circumcision and worship of the sun and moon which they called wisdom (but they are false wisdom: Greek “Gnosis”, Hebrew- Aphilasaphim (i.e. magicians; see Daniel 4:9) They were not wise men, but magicians, erroneously called wise men: Matthew 2:1-16, Colossians 2:8-23, 16-23, Colossians 2:4; “Plausible”, Hebrew “Philosaph” (or Blaasapha) i.e. fine but false.

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   NIV used the word “Teacher” (Hebrew Teqen, Techen, Technology or to build or straighten, repair or fix, or Aramaic “Sophra” (Hebrew “Sopher”) i.e. learned (Leque) Temple Theologian (Sopher, Temple).
   
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   See Goodnews translation, Colossians 2:8, “Philosophy was translated as human teachings from false (Phaulos) gods (Saphne).
   
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     See Acts 17:18, Goodnews translated “Stoic and Epicurean philosophers as “Teachers” (Hebrew Aramaic, “Sopherim”, i.e. learned spiritual teachers).
     
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   Hebrew “Asaph”, gave us Assembly (Phoenician; Asab) see 1 Chronicles 16:37, 1 Chronicles 15:17 “Asaph and associates or the Assembly.
   

EXTRACTS

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   2 kings 18:4, “Nahasuphia” (Phiphonsopher: Ancient worship of the serpent)
   
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   Isaiah 41:24, Hosea 7:1 “Phalisaphir”, i.e. worthless man-made gods) Isaiah 46:1-8.
   
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   1 Kings 18:21 “Phalasophim” (Baaliseaphim) double minded (cephet) worshippers (Philal) of Baal (Phaulos) a crafty serpent god (sophis)
   

Note: Please check the Hebrew Old Testament (2005; London) and BDB, 2007 etc

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   Deuteronomy 17:8 “Phelizaphat” (things difficult to judge)
   
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   2 Chronicles 23:1, Psalm 82:1, “Elisaphat” (God judges), Hosea 7:1 “Phalasaqad” (Phalasaphir; Micah 1:11, falsehood) Genesis 49:21 “Naph-tali-sapha” (double talk or flattery.
   
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   Numbers 21:4-9, Genesis 49:17, Acts 28:4-6 “Philosophen” (the serpent as judge)
   
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   Balaam sophim or phalasophi: consulting God at the mountain. Isaiah 41:24, Micah 1:11, i.e. worthless worship. See Colossians 2:8 (Goodnews).
   
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   Isaiah 8:19-saphilsaphim, i.e. consulting the dead (witchcraft noise)
   

ANCIENT RELIGION WAS PHALASAPHIR

(i.e. magic, Daniel 4:9and 18)and witchcraft and consulting the dead 1 Samuel 28:1-8 (Sophaot; Ezekiel 13:18-20) to Hebrew “Phalasapha” (Arabic “falsafa” from or Baalsaphon (Blasphemian) or Baatzephon or Baalzebub (i.e. the occult, see Exodus 14:1, 2 Kings 1:1-3, Matthew 12:24, Nahum 3:4 (Phoenician Baalsorphim: Numbers 23:14 “Zophim”, Hebrew “Phala-sophim”, (witchcraft and sorcery) BDB, 2007, p 80 etc.

WORD LIST PHALASOPHIM

(Baal worship, phililion; i.e. false visions are spoils (KJV Colossians 2:8) or double standards (sophim: 1 Kings 18:21)

(See Job 32:34, Phalisipha, evil or the occult) Exodus 28:6-18, Exodus 24:9-10, compare to Colossians 2:8, “Ephod (Ephili) saphir (sacred stone for consulting God).

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   Numbers 21:4-9, 2 Kings 18:4 ‘Sophis” or Nahas (Nehemiah 2:13, Revelations 12:9-sephet or sophis or worthless things) i.e. ancient worship of the dragon or serpent (Leviathan or Phi-lucifer) Colossians 2:8-Goodnews, i.e. Belial or Phelos (i.e. worthless devil or serpent sophis, worship, Ezekiel 8:10) Matthew 10:16, Numbers 21:4-9
   
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      See Ezekiel 8:10-12 Hebrew “Zoele” or phiphon-sophion (Genesis 49:19) Baal was the serpent god-sophis.
      
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      Psalm 58:4-5 (serpent worship) Hebrew “Kesoph” (sorcery: Exodus 22:18)
      
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      1 Corinthians 10:9 (psalm 78:18) 2 Corinthians 11:1-5 etc.
      
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   Isaiah 41:24 “Phalisaphar” (worthless man-made gods) 2 Kings 5:24- “Ophel” (is high and worthless) man-made things, i.e. gods. Isaiah 46. See Colossians 2:8-23.
   
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   a. Micah 1:11 (1-11) “Philasti-Saphir”, worthless or shameful beauty;
   

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   See Colossians 2:4-plausible, i.e. beautiful, and sound, but Phaulos, i.e. false, Arabic “falsafa”, Phoenician “Baalzebub”, Hebrew “Phalasephur”, Aramaic-Phoenician Blaagsapha (Blasphemy) or Phlasapha, Philosophones (phosphorus: shining bright but false)
   

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   a. Isaiah 2:6: Philisti-sophiku (or Philistines mock God) 1 Samuel 28:3-7-Baalzob (soph) or through false gods) Phalasaphir.
   

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   2 Samuel 21:18 (1 Chronicles 20:4) “Philisapha” (or worthless giants; Genesis 6:4- “Nephilim” or Colossians 2:8, worthless (phelos) doctrines or teachings (sopherim).
   
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   Colossians 2:8 “Philosophia” (i.e. double standards Levitical Temple) Ophel: Nehemiah 11:21, Nehemiah 3:26-27) doctrines or teachings (sophru)
   

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   Daniel 4: 9 and 18, “Aphialosaphir (chief magician) or Babylonian “Beltesazzar” or Phoenician, Baalzebub, or Egyptian “Phanisaphne” (Genesis 41:43-45: Zaphnath-Paneah: He who speaks-Phe; for the gods; Saphne; i.e. Hebrew Aphialosephur, i.e. master magician, i.e. he speaks for the gods.
   
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      1 Chronicles 23:1 “Elisaphat (Phelisaphat) or Elizaphan, Deuteronomy 17:8- difficult or extraordinary, from Phoenician Baalsaphat or Phalasaphat or Phelisaphan; see Baalzephon; Exodus 14:1- Baal’s mountain cults ophet or Ophel(sophi) for consulting Baal or Phaula; 2 Kings 1:1-3 etc.
      
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   Jeremiah 19:5-6 (Tophila) Jeremiah 7:30-31, Isaiah 45:20, Colossians 2:8 “Tophilserphe” (2 Kings 17: 29-31, sephar) i.e. to burn (serphe) offerings (zebah) at the high places (sophi, Genesis 10:30) mountains (Numbers 23:14) of Baal (Baal is Tophila) Revelations 9:11, “Abad is Apol” Acts 7:43 “Baal is Rephan” see Jeremiah 32:35, 2 Kings 23:10
   
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   Job 5:9 “Niphilaot-sopher” (that cannot be explained or counted.
   
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   Job 37:16, “Miphiloseph” or “Miphilasu” (i.e. that cannot be explained or obscene) 2 Chronicles 15:16)
   
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   Daniel 4:9 and 18, “Aphialsaphir” those who claim spiritual powers (phili) to explain the inexplicable or the uncountable (osophos).
   
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    Note: Psalm 78:4 “Philaot-sophron (teaching through God’s wonders).
    
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    Ecclesiastes 12:11, Phoenician “Baalsophot”, Hellenist Hebrew “Phalasophon” (i.e. masters, shepherds (sopherim) or leaders of the occult called Assemblies of the wise (i.e. Asaphim or occultic wisdom, through the serpent- spirit called “sophis”- Matthew 10:16, be wise as serpents (sophis).
    
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       Hence, Goodnews translation of Ecclesiastes called the preacher or teacher, a Baalsophot or philosopher- (please check it).
       
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    2 kings 18:4, Matthew 10:16 (2 Peter 1:16). As wise as serpents (sophis, or Numbers 21:4-9) ancient worship of the serpent as symbol of wisdom (2 Kings 18:4).
    

CHAPTER FIFTEEN
STUDY SYNTHESIS

See below Philosophy and Linguistic Analysis of the Hebrew “Sephar” or Zebar, i.e. sacrifice and Philosonics
NOTE: ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS INCLUDE

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   Judaism (i.e. Religion of the Jews centered on the Law given by Moses, i.e the Old Testament code) around Moses Ten Commandments, Temple Sacrifices and the Levitical priesthood (read Hebrews in the New Testament).
   
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   Christianity (Xristianos; i.e. followers of Jesus the miracle worker from Nazareth in Judae; Acts 11:26) this which is an off-shoot from Judaism; i.e. Hebrews 7:11-end, Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies and completed the Old Testament
   
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   Islam; This Religion is a combination of the Old Testament and New revelations received by Prophet Muhammad of the Hijaz from 570ce, etc
   

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   Hence Rudolf Otto, in the Idea of the Holy sensed in nature the spiritual, or that nature exhibits signs of spirituality manifested in the existing order or natural laws guiding nature. Hence, what is nature? Greek “Phusis (Latin “Physikos”) is Physician or Physics (i.e. the physical is nature) while in Hebrew it is “Apher” (Dust) or Apoenician Zoele transliterated to Hebrew “Nepso” to Greek “Psuche” (i.e. Psyche “soul”) created from the “Aphar” (i.e. dust or Adamah, i.e. the ground, Genesis 2:6-7). Hence, the soul is a product of dust (Aphar, or Phusis: i.e. the physical) in other words, if the soul is spiritual (Pneuma or Ruha), then its origin the dust (Aphar) is spiritual. Thus, the druids developed Drudgery from believe in nature as “spirit” or intelligence, source of Biological life, i.e. if dust is not intelligence, it could not have produced life, or that God could not have used it to produce life (BBC-TV: 10/10/2010). Drudgery becomes recognized as religion in the United Kingdom.
   
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   Africans also believe in the spirituality of nature, which gave us herbal mixture for treating illnesses.
   
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   Islam is a combination of the Old Testament and Prophet Muhammad’s revelations received in Makka and Maddinah (Yatrib) between 610CE and 630CE. He was born in 570CE and died in 632CE. The Quran and Hadith are their Holy Books. The religion is built on five pillars:
   
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      Tawhid (Imam) i.e. the oneness of God i.e. Khalimatu Shahadah.
      
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      Salat (five times prayer daily)
      
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      Sawn (fasting) in the month of Ramadan
      
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      Zakat compulsory religious tax to the needy (Sadaqa is alms giving to roadside beggars)
      
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      Haj (i.e. at least one pilgrimage to Mecca and Medinah in a life time etc)
      

SOCIOLOGICAL AND SOCIONOMIC THEORIES

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   Socionomy (Ogundu- Nnaji, 2013, pp 1-6) defined socionomy as related religious societies operating on Religious principles (and on theistic economic laws and legal frame work) Socionomy literally from the Greek “Suzao” (to live together) to the Latin “Socius”, to the French “Sociales”, originally meant that man can exist and survive without God and Religion, which marked the beginning of modern sociology from Auguste Comte’s “Philosophy of Science” and Karl Marx (i.e. reasoning rather than praying societies; see also Herbert Spencer)From the Hebrew ‘Zoelet’ (to evolve from nature) to the Latin ‘ Socius’ (living together)particularly without God and Religion (Onomos or Anomie) i.e. our laws are not necessarily religious, but reasoned to suit man, (democracy) not to suit God (Theocracy) Brown and Comfort (1990) Also in Ogundu (2000).
   
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   Hence, the sociological theory on the origin and nature of Religion has it that society is its own God; which in theology means that the voice of the people is the voice of God. In simple terms, social cohesion produces a society-godhead that can solve its own problems without resorting to any supernatural being.
   

THE ECONOMIC THEORY

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   The Economic Theory on the origins of Religion traces ancient occultic or secret practices, now called Religion- i.e. (Hebrew Sophoner; Zodovan,1990) to the mysterious acquiring of the “Baali or Phaali”, i.e, esoteric powers which people consulted to solve mysterious and other problems including illness (2 Kings 1:1-3). Woodrow 1969, p 1-49. The consequence being that possessors of such powers demanded fees, or tokens or were offered the Hebrew “KoBan” (Modern “Banking”; Mark 7:11, Matthew 27:6; i.e. offering given to God) Hebrew Old Testament, 2005. Hence some Religions developed from consulting oracles which charged fees or expected gifts. The interest was not in God, but in the money.
   
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   Acts 16:16. The Greek Puthonia or Pytho (Hebrew “Asaphim”) familiar spirit of fortune telling, which her masters used her for money making.
   
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   2 Kings 5:15 and 16: Naaman offered Elisha gifts after being healed from skin disease.
   
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   Today, Saudi-Arabia, Jerusalem (Israel) Hindu and Buddhist Holy Sites and Rome make large foreign exchange from pilgrims.
   

ANCESTRAL, TOTEMIC AND ANIMISTIC THEORIES (Related to mind, body, soul, spirit issues)

The above are all in the regions of spirits and divinities related to African Traditional belief systems (i.e. A.T.Rs)

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  Ancestor Theory: Simply put, ancients believed that humans had soul and spirit (their lines of demarcation remain uncertain) hence after death, the spirits or souls of the ancestors or relations become guardian spirits or deities to their families. These ancestral spirits soon developed into gods and goddesses for whole clans and tribes (Nabofa, 1996). Massive burial rites and burial spending are evidences of ancestral worship aimed at appeasing souls of the dead. Sango, the Yoruba god of thunder was formerly a human Alaafin of the Old Yoruba Empire etc.
  
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  Totemic Theory : Totems are family personal gods who appear as lower animals personally guiding and protecting families from dangers and perils (around 2006/2007 Radio Nigeria Enugu aired a programme on the Green Snake Totem of the Izzi of Abakaliki) see also John Ngugi Wa-Thiongo on Weep Not Child: for the Kenyan or Kikuyu Totems.
  
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  Animist (or Mystic) Theory :( i.e. Panpsychism or Immanence Theory; See Dukor 1990).
  

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   These terms indicate that nature is either spiritual or that the spiritual infused itself into nature; or that nature is a product of the spiritual; or that what we see in nature is a physical idea of what the spiritual possibly means (Romans 1:18-20).
   
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   Hence Rudolf Otto, in the Idea of the Holy (Ogundu; 2000)sensed in nature the spiritual, or that nature exhibits signs of spirituality manifested in the existing order or in natural laws guiding nature. Hence, what is nature? Greek “Phusis (Latin “Physikos”) i.e, Physician or Physics (i.e. the physical is nature) while in Hebrew it is “Aphar” (Dust) or Phoenician ‘Zoele’, transliterated to Hebrew “Nepso” to the Greek “Psuche” (i.e. Psyche “soul”) infused into the “Aphar” (i.e. dust or Adamah, i.e. the ground, Genesis 2:6-7). Hence, the soul is a component-product of the flesh in the dust (Aphar, or Phusis: i.e. the physical) In other words, if the soul is spiritual (Pneuma or Ruha), then its presence in the flesh makes the flesh (Aphar) spiritual. Thus, the druids developed Drudgery from believe in nature as “spirit” or intelligence which produced Biological life, i.e. if dust is not intelligence, it could not have produced life, or that God could not have used it to produce life (BBC-TV: 10/10/2010). Drudgery became recognized as religion in the United Kingdom in 2010. (BBC; Faith and Science; 2010).
   
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   Africans also believe in the spirituality of nature, which gives us herbal mixtures for treating illnesses.
   

PHILOSOPHER ORIGINALLY MEANS THEOLOGIAN, PREACHER OR FALSE TEACHER OF MOSES LAW (Sopherim, or Aramaic Sophra) BDB, 2007, p706.

2 peter 1:16, cleverly crafted, (sophis) or teachings-, Mathew 10:16, crafty serpent (Matthew 10:16).

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   Check Proverbs 34:2
   
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   See Ecclesiastes “koholet, khalifa, Aliphala, KJV is preaching, NIV- teacher or spiritual leader; (Goodnews is philosophy), Jehovah’s witness translation is “congregation”
   
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   See the Hebrew “Rabbi”, i.e. (Phili; spiritual) Teacher (Sophar) leader etc.
   

Table 1: Data Etymology (Acts 7:19- subtle deceive or sophot (crafty)

Old Testament use of the word Philosopher (Note: The words in the table were written exactly those ways in the Old Testament.

Note: Phoenician “Blasapha” Blasphemy” to Hebrew “Phalasapha” (to oppose God)

Note: Balm is Pharma or Rapha (Healing) Revelation 9:11- abad is Apollo etc)

Bible Passage	Babylonian	Assyrian	Phoenician	Egyptian	Aramaic	Hebrew	Arabic
1 Corinthians 1:26 Daniel 4:9 & 18 Aphia-Saphir magic Hosea 7 Phalasaqad or Phalasaphaq Ezekiel 22:28- Tophilaso (false prophecy) Isaiah 20 Philisophiku (Philistines mock i.e. sophiku God 2 Chronicles 23:1 Elisaphat (God speaks) Phalisapha (evil speech)	Baalzebub 2 Kings 1:1-3 occult or Beltesazzar Chief Magician Persian Magos (i.e. Priest or Hebrew Asaphim (i.e. extraordinary or necromancy)	Phileso or Pilesa- 2 Kings 16:10 King of Assyria or divination kings Canaanite Pallu or Phalu or Phalos (Penis) or sexual immorality	Phalasu or Philisti (idolatry) Ecclesiastes 12:11 cult leader Baalsophot (masters or spiritual leaders) or Baalzephon Exodus 14:1 the occult Numbers 23:3-14 Balaam-Sophim Hebrew “Phalasophim” witchcraft. Numbers 24:1, Nahum 3:4 Greek Phales or Phelos or Philos (i.e. human worthless; Hebrew concubine i.e. sexual love) James 3:15 (13-17) i.e. false wisdom	Phanezaph (i.e. the gods speak) Saphne-Phaneah Genesis 41:43-45 (speak for Pharaoh the god	Caiaphas (High Priest) Aphia-saphya (leading magician) or chief priests 2 Chronicles 34:18-21 Sophra or scribe or learned priest 2 Corinthians 4:4 Tuphlosen (Blind guides)	Aphia-Saphia(chief magician) Daniel 4:9 and 18 or chief priest see Colossians 2:8-33 false spiritual rulers or authority. Hosea 3:4 Theraphil, i.e.1 Samuel 15:2 is divination.	Falsafa (liars or false spiritual leaders). Hebrew Sopher or scribe or learned priest (Nehemiah 8:7-8)

ECCLESIASTES; KOHOLET AND SOPHERETH

To prove that “philosopher” originally meant “Theologian or Preacher”.

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   KJV used “Preacher” from Hebrew “Dobri-Koholet”
   
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   Goodnews used its Phoenician equivalent “Phalasophot” (from Babylonan “Baalsophot”) Ecclesiastes 12:11 “Master of Assembly” (i.e. spiritual leaders) Pileso (Phileso) or overseers, Bishops or shepherds.
   
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   NIV used Teacher from Hebrew “Sopherim” i.e. teachers of the Law of Moses, i.e. scribes Nehemiah 7:57, 1 Chronicles 2:55, Nehemiah 8:7-8 etc.
   
4. 
   See Genesis 6:4 (Nephilim) i.e. giants or masters of faith or Temples (Sapha).
   
5. 
   See Exodus 28:18 “Nephec or Ephili-Sapphire” (i.e. divination stones) or 2 Kings 10:25-30 “Baal (or Phaal) Maseba (Sapha) Baal’s sacred or magic (Phili) stones (Sophan) or astrology.
   
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   Philosophers’ stone: Exodus 24:9-10, Hebrew “Nephec (Nephili) sapphire, i.e. extraordinary or magic stones or substance (Greek Psephos) i.e. balloting.
   
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   Job 23:7 “Phel-tah-Saphat” (Arguing and judging).
   

CHAPTER SIXTEEN
INTRODUCTION TO THE PSYCHO-ANALYSIS OF RELIGION

(How does the Human Brain Influence Religious Belief)

Compiled by

Research Assistants

(Uniabuja; 2015)
DEFINITION OF TERMS: Religion, Psychology, Psychoanalysis
RELIGION:

Religion traditionally is from the Latin word “Religere” (etymologically from Hebrew, “Qaraeli”, calling gods) which means to bind or attach yourself to something you cannot do without, especially the belief in and worship of God or gods. Psychology or Religion thus has to do with the study of the theistic human mind and its dimensional behavioral attitudes. (Wilson,1965).