Did the Israelites, Secretly Worship a Donkey Deity? | M. David Litwa, PhD | Evil Creator | Marcion episode artwork

EPISODE · Dec 31, 2021 · 48 MIN

Did the Israelites, Secretly Worship a Donkey Deity? | M. David Litwa, PhD | Evil Creator | Marcion

from Gnostic Informant · host Neal Sendlak

In this video M. David Litwa, PhD, joins me to discuss the possibility that the Ancient Israelites may have had an anthropomorphic Donkey Deity who is known to the Egyptians as Seth, Set, or SATA-NU. We discuss if there is a connection to Seth, the God of Chaos and Saturn/Kronos, the Son of Chaos and Evil Creator.  The concept of the Demiurge was written about by Plato and the Gnostics, in which the Creator of the World is Evil and needs saving from.  Tacitus is a 2nd century author who describes the origins of the Israelites as finding salvation after the Exodus in the Desert by following Donkeys to water.  Tacitus also tells us that the Israelites worship Saturn and purposely chose to worship the opposite Deity to the Egyptians, due to being kicked out of the country. Zechariah is said to have witnessed a Donkey Deity in the Holy of Holies who caused him to become mute. Antiochus IV sacked the Temple and reported to find a Golden Head of a Donkey similar to the head of Egyptian Seth. We discuss if these sources are connected.  Marcion is an early Church father who was a Gnostic and thought that Jesus was the Son of a different God than the God of the Jews. We also dig deep into the History of Marcion and the Gnostics.  For the Evil Creator: https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Creator-Origins-Early-Christian/dp/0197566421 David Litwa on WordPress: https://mdavidlitwa.wordpress.com/ More David Litwa Works: https://www.amazon.com/M-David-Litwa/e/B00J5VOVCS/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1 #DavidLitwa #TheEvilCreator #DonkeyDeity #Demiurge #Set #Seth #Saturn #Satan #Gnostic #GnosticInformant

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