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Astrotheology & Scripture
Who Were Abraham and Sarah? Decoding the Symbolism, Astro-Theology and Ancient Roots
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Already a member? Log inAbraham and Sarah stand at the foundation of the Old Testament, the patriarchs through whom the entire biblical lineage descends. Their names, their journey, and their place in scripture carry layers of meaning that scholars, mystics, and seekers have explored for centuries.
In Inner Whirled 10, Chance and co-host Dylan Saccoccio dig into the symbolism, the etymology, and the ancient context of one of the most foundational stories in the Bible.
ChaptersInside the full 3h 17m episode37 chapters
0:00Opening the Abraham and Sarah mythos
5:53Rosh Hashanah hides the word head
8:50Essenes, Therapeutae and Egyptian healers
10:56Sarai and resh: the same letters
15:41Higgins: Abraham at the head of the Magi
19:00No vowel points, so who decided Abraham?
22:40Sarai, Sri and the star Sirius
29:42Surya, Aesir and one sun root
40:41Son of, daughter of: the missing adjectives
47:39Were the Chaldeans a priest class?
55:11Taylor's verdict: it is a plagiarism
57:22Isaiah decoded as Christ God
1:03:17Members side opens on cultural diffusion
1:06:28The main beats of Abraham's story
1:11:28Hagar hidden in Coma Berenices
1:15:24Higgins and Abram's 318 men
1:18:06Barnabas reads 318 as Jesus and the cross
1:23:55Paul calls the two mothers an allegory
1:27:21Abraham and Sarah as Brahma and Saraswati
1:30:57Persians called their faith Abraham's religion
1:33:43Sarah as the Jerusalem above
1:40:09Isaac, laughter and the queen of smiles
1:42:52The binding of Isaac retold
1:45:53Sacrifice scenes mark the equinox crossings
1:56:01Saturn as an archaic name for the sun
2:00:16The Sator square decoded
2:04:37Twelve signs as twelve patriarchs
2:07:10Sarah as the star Astarte
2:11:06Venus as morning and evening star
2:17:29Sarah revived as Isaac's wife Rebecca
2:21:29Sarah as the goddess Isis
2:31:56The crown of fortresses
2:39:02Reading esotericism between the lines
2:47:53The binding of Isaac in sixth century mosaics
2:55:17Abraham and the fire outside the Bible
3:02:54Abraham and Abraxas share one root
3:11:01Dipping a toe into ChatGPT research