The second account of a Semitic invasion and sacking of Egypt and the question of its historicity: {Josephus continues:} 15. But now I shall produce the Egyptians as witnesses to the antiquity of our nation. I shall therefore here bring in Manetho again, and what he writes as to the order of the times in…
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Eyewitness to Revolution: When the «Israel» of Real History Invaded and Subdued Egypt
Many modern academics say there is no evidence of the Israelites To be found in the archaeological record, Nor of a mass «Exodus» from Egypt, And most Biblical scholars are not even sure which century The nation of Israel may have left Egypt, BUT what if all this is «smoke and mirrors», Ignorance and dishonesty,…
A prayer to a new, or rather relatively new-found god; the One True God (a new Platonic Hymn)
By Edmund Schilvold November 8, 2025 God of Greatness, God of Goodness, God of Beauty, God of Beautiful Veracity, And of Solemn Truths as well, God of Radiance and Rays of Overflowing Kindness, God not of Cruelty and Nastiness, Nor of Craftiness and Guile, But God of Overwhelming Splendor and Magnificence, Infinitely Patient, and infinitely…
In Memoriam: Sindre Steinkopf (1991–2022), philosopher, theologian, Nietzschean, idealist
Please note: The brief eulogy below was composed by me, Edmund Schilvold, in 2025, in an attempt to honor the memory of Sindre Steinkopf, my dear friend for roughly four years, i.e. from August 2015 and into 2019, when we lost contact, partly due to difficult circumstances beyond our control. It does not do full…
The Collapse of an Ancient Civilization – an Eyewitness Account (?)
Video presentations and documentaries dealing with the decline and fall of various civilizations and societies of the distant past have been garnering surprisingly large numbers of views on platforms like YouTube for some time now. I say surprising because history has often been viewed by the general populace as an eminently boring topic, and because…
My response to Jessica L Scott (Israelite origins, the Saraswati river, «watchers», etc.)
Posting a copy of my latest response to Jessica L Scott here, since I think it contains some important clarifications: Thank you for your response, Jessica. I am glad to see that you were not offended by what I said, and that we seem to be on more or the less same page when it…
Plato’s famous crucified Just Man – the real inspiration underlying the Christian crucifixion narrative (as we now have it), or a supernatural Socratic–Platonic prophesy?
Plato’s famous crucified Just Man – the real inspiration underlying the Christian crucifixion narrative (as we now have it), or a supernatural Socratic–Platonic prophesy predicting the fate of Jesus, the Righteous Notzri/Nazarene? (Easter; Resurrection Day) Below is the famous passage, in Allan Bloom’s literal translation (digitized by the undersigned), as well as the fascinating context:…
Reflections on the “Historicity” of Jesus Christ (Part One, Palm Sunday)
It is probably one of the most important questions a historian of the “West” can ask – due to the implications of whatever the truth of the matter is –, yet one of the most difficult to solve conclusively: Did the Jesus (Greek: Iesous) of the Christian gospels, or someone more or less like him,…
Jesus (Christ), the «Nootz(e)ri» or «Nazarene» – who was he, what did he stand for, and how did he die?
Jesus (Christ), the «Nootz(e)ri» or «Nazarene» – who was he, what did he (really) stand for, and how did he die? Original title of this article: Exploring the potential meanings of Notzri / Notzeri and ha-Notzri / ha/Notzeri by consulting with Madame Helena Blavatsky – a sincere admirer of Christ (Easter; Maundy Thursday) In the…
Christmas reflections on Good and Evil, Darkness and Light, with theological quotes from Plutarch
On this December 27th – which is the Third Day of Christmas here where I am – when the Incarnation of the Sun in Time (i.e. of the Great Luminary of the Spiritual Realm, Plato’s Only-Begotten «Child» of the Father, who never began to be, but simply is) still appears to be struggling against the…
Reflections on the Spiritual Significance of the Winter Solstice
Today is December 21, a highly significant date here in Scandinavia and in other places in the world far to the north. The reason is, of course, that this is the date of the Winter Solstice, or of “Vinter-sol-verv”, as it is called in Norwegian, and of all the ancient traditions and celebrations associated with…
Porphyry’s revealing tribute to Plotinus
Have you ever read Porphyry’s beautiful tribute to his Master and Guru, the wonderful Plotinus; the Platonic Philosopher-Mystic of whom the famous ancient literary critic Longinus admiringly said «set the principles of Pythagoras and of Plato in a clearer light than anyone before him» (and who may have been a close friend of Origen)? You…
On my thesis research into the thought of St. Augustine of Hippo
As I am going through my master’s thesis, four years after its completion, in order to make some minor corrections, and recalling the for me momentous, and at times almost ecstatic experience the process of composing it was, I would reiterate that some of the most striking discoveries I made when doing the research on…
Creation out of Nothing as Ineffable Emanations from a Divine «No-Thing»
Is this (please see below) one of the greatest descriptions of the mysterious process of continual “Creation” by way of an ongoing process of Emanation ever composed by a Christian? I would say it is. I have been reading and analyzing John Scotus Eriugena’s magnum opus, the dialogue that is his Periphyseon, on and off…
The enigmatic Huqoq Mosaic – whom does it really depict?
Discovered in the ruins of an ancient synagogue in Galilee in 2012/2013, this stunning scene, part of a series of unusually well-preserved mosaics adorning the floors of a synagogue dated to the 400s A.D., has been surmised to depict a meeting between Alexander the Great and the High Priest of Jerusalem, many centuries before, but…
How the «Hebrew» Alphabet is actually a version of the Aramaic alphabet, and not the ancient «Hebrew» one
Regarding the topics of the true origins and purposes and messages of the collection of texts now commonly styled the Old Testament or the Tanakh, categories which include the so-called Five Books of Moses, I would assert that we cannot even begin to arrive at a viable conclusion until we have familiarized ourselves with and…
Edmund Schilvold: Skribent, fotograf, filosof, friluftsentusiast 