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  The Latin word "Petrus," from which the English name "Peter" is derived, comes from the Greek word Πέτρος (Pétros), meaning "stone" or "rock" .  The Greek word is a translation of the Aramaic word "Kefa," which also means "stone" or "rock".  This Aramaic word was the name Jesus gave to the apostle Simon bar Jonah.   Greek "Πέτρος" (Pétros): . Opens in new tab This Greek name is a direct translation of the Aramaic "Kefa," and it means "stone" or "rock".   Latin "Petrus": . Opens in new tab This Latin form of the Greek name is the origin of the English name "Peter".   The concept of "Taurus the Rock" in the Bible refers to the use of the word "rock" (tsur) in the Hebrew Bible to describe God as a source of strength, stability, and refuge.  While "Taurus" is not a specific term, the verses  highlight God's unwavering nature a...

The Secret Societies of the Efik and Other Secret Societies

     The gods  Persephone - Isis  and  Hades - Serapis , an example of  Greco - Egyptian  syncretism     Allow me to place this article within the context of syncretism.  Here is a definition of what syncretism is. Syncretism  ( / ˈ s ɪ ŋ k r ə t ɪ z əm ,   ˈ s ɪ n -/ ) [ 1 ]  is the practice of combining different beliefs and various  schools of thought . Syncretism involves the merging or  assimilation  of several originally discrete  traditions , especially in the  theology  and  mythology  of  religion , thus asserting an underlying unity and allowing for an  inclusive  approach to other faiths. While syncretism in  art  and  culture  is sometimes likened to  eclecticism , in the realm of religion, it specifically denotes a more integrated merging of beliefs into a unified system, distinct from eclecticism, which implies a selective ad...

The Allegory of Adam (atom)+ And Eve -

" The Arcadians are said to have possessed their land before the birth of Jove, and that folk is older than the moon." One must note this obvious decrepancy, how can one possess land older than the moon if the moon was created beforehand. "Who told ye that you were naked?" This verse shows that the creator was wondering how the two seperate forms of energy came to possess the knowledge that they were not in the flesh." ""In such array they feasted, in such array they resigned themselves to slumber, and lay down apart on beds set side by side."" When he touched the skin, all shagged with bristles, of the tawny lion, he was terrified, and stayed his hand, and thunderstruck recoiled, as oft at sight of a snake a wayfarer starts back dismayed. ""This is telling of incarnating into the planet via the sign wave and the sun."" ""Thus betrayed by vesture, the god loves not garments which deceive the eye, and he bids his...