730 BC to 680 BC; Organic Chronology of Global History

Each post in this series is intended to promote discussion and many posts will be expanded as further research is completed.

In Egypt, the 23rd and 24th dynasties led to rule from Nubia in the 25th Dynasty, when the Sun Kings re-took the throne after a period of exile in Ethiopia. Circa 728 BC, Piye invades Egypt, conquering Memphis, and receives the submission of the rulers of the Nile Delta. He founds the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt. In the year 719 BC, King Huan of Zhou of the Zhou Dynasty becomes ruler of China.

Hezekiah witnessed the forced resettlement of the northern Kingdom of Israel by Sargon's Assyriansin c 720 BC and was king of Judah during the invasion and siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib in 701 BC. The siege was lifted by a miraculous plague that afflicted Sennacherib's army. Even so, the Assyrians conquered much of Judah, and Hezekiah's people came to yearn for an ideal king who would restore the golden age of David.

Notably, Isaiah and Micah prophesied during his reign. Hezekiah enacted sweeping religious reforms, during which he removed non-Yahwistic elements from the Jerusalem temple. In 701 BC, King Hezekiah of Judah, backed by Egypt, revolts against King Sennacherib of Assyria. Sennacherib sacks many Palestinian cities, but fails in his attempt to take Jerusalem.

During 691 to 689 BC, Taharqa, a king of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, ascends the throne of Egypt (approximate date), and King Sennacherib of Assyria sacks Babylon.

Circa 687 BC, Hezekiah was succeeded by Manasseh as king of Judah. and 682 BC marked the death of King Zhuang of Zhou, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.

780 BC to 730 BC; World History Organic Review

Readers are invited to post global historical events for each time period in the comments section below. The 8th century BC is conventionally taken as the beginning of Classical Antiquity, with the first Olympiad set at 776 BC, and the epics of Homer dated to the period. In a modern understanding of chronology, this era marks the concurrent ending of the 19th Dynasty and the beginnings of the 20th and 21st Dynasties.

The 20th Dynasty featured 3 prominent Pharaohs of the 9 who reigned: Ramses III, Ramses IX, and Ramses XI. The 21st Dynasty overlapped the 20th and the longest reigning Pharaohs were Smendes, Psusennes I, Siamun and Psusennes II.

The so-called 22nd Dynasty actually covers rulers who were contemporaneous with and/or the exaft same human beings who historians have categorized as the 19th, 20th, 21st and 23rd Dynasties.

According to Wikipedia and other sources, 771 BC marked the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty in China as "western" barbarian tribes sack the capital Hao. King You of Zhou is killed. Crown Prince Ji Yijiu escapes and will reign as King Ping of Zhou.

Around 755 BC, Aeschylus the King of Athens died after a reign of 23 years and was succeeded by Alcmeon. Greece colonizes other regions of the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea. Rome is founded in 753 BC, and the Etruscan civilizationexpands in Italy.

Iron Age India enters the later Vedic period. Vedic ritual is annotated in many priestly schools in Brahmana commentaries, and the earliest Upanishads mark the beginning of Vedanta philosophy.

Around 730 BC, Osorkon IV succeeds Sheshonq IV as king of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt, and Piye succeeds his father Kashta as King of the Nubian kingdom of Napata.

830BC to 780BC; New Chronology of Global History

We're just going to sketch out the post and then expand it as more research is completed. Readers are invited to post additional comments on events that occurred within or close to each time perios.

830 BCE to 780BCE:

Around the time of the death of Pharaoh Pedubastis (traditionally pharaoh of 23rd Dynasty, synchronizes with Horemheb of 19th Dynasty in revised chronology), Adad-Nirian III of Assyria conquered Damascus and the Upanishads were being composed in India and Etruscan civilization was on the rise in Italy. This era marks the 19th Dynasty in Egypt, with Horemheb ending the 18th and beginning the 19th, with initial rulers Ramses I and Seti I giving way to the long reign of Ramses the Great, then Merneptah, Amenmesse, Seti II, Siptah and Twosret.

The Neo-Assyrian Empire reaches the peak of its power, conquering the Kingdom of Israel as well as nearby countries.

In what are now the Tabasco and Veracruz regions of Mexico, beautiful pyramids were being constructed of stone, by the Olmec civilization. The Olmec created 4 colossal heads at la Venta.

Here's one of them:

In 780 BC the first historical solar eclipse was recorded in China; the Chinese were building kites made of bamboo and silk.

880BC to 830BC; A New Timeline of Ancient World History

By now Musa Akhenaten had moved from Egypt up to Palestine and was reigning as King Rehoboam. The ancient Two Kingdoms of Egypt and Ethiopia Kush were replicated in the New Holy Land as Israel and Judah. Most of the stories in the Old Testament are based on prototypes and archetypes from the Twelfth and Thirteenth dynasties, but the majority of characters and detailed stories are from the Eighteenth Dynasty. King David is a composite of four Egyptian Pharaohs, while Joseph and his brethren of many shades is based on Yuya. Akhenaten, the Sun King who brought monotheism to the Nile, contributes greatly to the second Moses (first Moses likely being Hammurabi) with his son the Boy-King Tutankhamen becoming the second Jeshua who paved the way brilliantly for the third, Aristobulus Jeshua son of Mariamne Boethus.

Over the previous century the first New Jerusalem experiment of moving the Temple Shrine (Holy of Holies) down the river from its historical place in Thebes / Karnak to what is now the elbow in the Nile called Tel Al Amarna, but in Bible Days this region was the scene of a spiritual rebirth of epic proportions and was known as Akhetaten, City of the Sun. By 850 BC a large second wave had left Egypt for the Land of Israel; the first exodus of this generation had been led by Yuya who was renamed Reuel in Palestine, while Akhenaten led an even larger group into the region and took over Jerusalem and the entire areas we would later know as Samaria and Galilee, and the region south through Bethlehem and down to Hebron, which was the welcoming centre for new arrivals. He was reigning as King Rehoboam, and just like had happened in Egypt, initial europhia waned over the months and the difficult environment meant that leadership was constantly being challenged, and Musa Amenhotep IV was now getting up in years.

In India the zero had been invented around 876BC, and though literacy was rising in many nations and the Greek alphabet was taking a form that would soon go international, numeracy was still the realm of magi and wizards. The Arabic numeral system together with the Hindu zero would revolutionize mathematics, laying a foundation for global science that is used unto this day. Within seventy years Indian mathematician Baudhayana's teachings and theory would signal a major leap forward for humanity and pre-date the works of Pythagoras by three centuries.

The Kingdom of Van Urartu rising in Armenia would become a spiritual foundation for the royal family for centuries, even supporting Kings from the families of Jesus in the first and second century and Mohammed in the seventh and eighth centuries, through the Prophets family ties to King Heraclius. Armenia was now becoming a buffer between the European / Middle earth sea nations (Greece, Rome, Egypt, Carthage, Gaul, Spain) and sometime enemies in Assyria to the south and Persia to the East. Armenians were considered even more neutral than Jews, and the nation was something of a Switzerland of the Roman and other eras. yes they were drawn into wars, but the learned to seek peacekeepers as leaders. King Ashoka and King Aristobulus had each come and gone, leaving a legacy of good government and prudent leadership, yet regression was everywhere and people were acting like Jesus had never been here! Ahhh, we are getting ahead of the story.

The nineteenth and twentieth dynasties and the stories of Ramses and of the Chosen are likely where we are headed next, n'est-ce pas?

930BC to 845BC: New Chronology of World History

As part of our organic review of the past 3,000 years of human history (980BC to 2020 AD), here we look at the time period from about 955 to 845 BC.

Estimated Birth Years of 18th Dynasty Luminaries:

Thutmose III - 955 BC

Thutmose IV - 935 BC

Amenhotep II - 909 BC

Yuya - 907 BC

Tuya - 902 BC

Aye - 888 BC

Tiye - 886 BC

Amenhotep III - 885 BC

Kiya - 870 BC

Amenhotep IV - 869 BC

Smenkhare - 851 BC

Tutankhamun - 848 BC

CIRCA 920BC to 900BC:

900 BC—Geometric period of vases starts in Ancient Greece.

CIRCA 920BC to 880BC:

910 BC - Death of Zhou Yi Wang, King of Zhou Dynasty in China

909BC - Zhou Xiao Wang revives Zhou Dynasty in China

900BC - Kingdom of Kush flourishes along the Upper Nile, Blue Nile and white Nile in what is now Sudan and Ethiopia

900BC - Indo-Aryans discover iron and invade and settle in the Ganges Valley

Circa 880BC: Yuya Joseph goes up to Palestine as Reuel

According to the new chronology of David Rohl, the reigns of both Ramses I and Hattusilis III were each around 300 years more recent than had been thought. Hattusilis was king from about 925BC to 869 BC, with his son Tuthalyas IV co-ruling with him from 895 BC to 880 BC.

My own research indicates the Ninth Century BC is bracketed by 2 royal queenies that together are the inspiration for "Queen of Heaven" devotion that my man Jeremiah (a man for these times, gotta love him!!!) so lamented. Queen Asenath was better known as Asherah and her grandson's wife Queen Shammurammat lived on as Semiramis, but the Queen of Heaven was the moniker these worthy queens both shared that lives on forever.

"Besides," the women added, "do you suppose that we were burning incense and pouring out liquid offerings to the Queen of Heaven, and making cakes marked with her image, without our husbands knowing it and helping us? Of course not!" - Jeremiah 44:19

So do not pray for this people nor offer any plea or petition for them; do not plead with me, for I will not listen to you. ¹⁷ Do you not see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? ¹⁸ The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes of bread for the Queen of Heaven. They pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke me to anger. ¹⁹ But am I the one they are provoking? declares the LORD. Are they not rather harming themselves, to their own shame? - Jeremiah 7:16-19

Early on you have Asenath / Asherah / Ashratu / Tuya, remembered for centuries as the Goddess Asherah, her memory only to be melded with and eclipsed by Queen Shammuramat, the Wife of her grandson Shamshi-Adad V (Machir) who is the primary manifestation of the Goddess known to this day in Persian and Greek legend as Semiramis.

The Queen of Heaven

b circa 902 bc

Queen Asherah aka Asenath Ashratu Tuya

(aka Athirat, Ashtart, Ishtar, Elat, Asertu, Ashtoreth, Hertu, Qudshu, Qodesh, Pyhi, Hanna, Edna, Jochebed)

- daughter of dad Potiphera (read Pharaoh Poti, Thutmose IV / King David) and mom Queen Iaret-Wadjet

- wife of Yuya Joseph Tushratta (aka Yusuf / Asurnasirpal)

- mother of Queen Tiye Zipporah (Queen of Sheba)

- mother of Prince Aanen Manasseh (aka Shaulmaneser III / Amenhotep III / Solomon / King of Kings)

- mother or stepmother of Aye Ephraim

Queen of Heaven II

b circa 845 bc

Queen Shammuramat aka Semiramis / Maachah / Maacah / Derket

By legend (semiramis), daughter of "Fish Goddess" Artagatis / Artegatis, indicating she may have been a granddaughter of Artatama, Isaac / Is-haq.

Cephelion states that Belimus / Belochus was the father of Semiramis II, and that his reign began in the 640th year from Ninus or the 702nd year of the Assyrian Empire. In terms of BC chronology? She seems to fit in towards the end of the 25 Assyrian Kings of Abydenus, which would put her in the right era to be the wife of Machir, Shamshi- Adad V, son of Salmanessah.

- daughter of dad Talmai, King of Geshur / (Belimus / Belochus)

- daughter of mom Abital? /

- Living Wife of Shamshi-Adad V (Machir)

- mother of Adad-Nirari III (Absalom?)

- sister of Shephatiah

Considering this fine Lady was the daughter of King Talmai (compare with Talmud) and the mother of Absalom, she carried forth the prime Eastern line and also played a role in the emerging Israel and Judah to the West. Remembered as Maacah, she was likely a role model for Queen Alexandra Salome so fondly memorialized as the mighty royal female Shlomo, maternal founder of the Maccabean / Hasmonean Dynasty, the feminine equivalent of her ancestor Solomon / Salman, and even was an archetype model for Queen Salome daughter of Queen Herodias, Salome being recorded in scripture as Mary Magdelene, but more fully she was the wife of Jesus, King Aristobulus of Chalcis, and she was primary author of the Book of John.

980BC to 930BC; New Chronology of History. Yuya Joseph emerges

As the first post in our organic review of the past 3,000 years, we look at a time of Patriarchs and Egyptian rule, with stirrings from faraway lands. It is clear that as more overlapping eras and dynasties are discovered, this chronology may have to be compressed further, but that's the beauty of the blog format and the ability of readers to post comments and corrections.

The errors in the old chronology arose from one main flaw in methodology, and that was stacking the Egyptian dynasties end-to-end without realizing that many of them overlapped, with simultaneous kingdoms in Lower Egypt (Egypt / Israel) and in Upper Egypt (Ethiopia / Judah). When the overlapping dynasties are taken into account, one begins to realize that many of the events you were taught had taken place from 1,100BC to 1,400BC (New Kingdom, particularly 18th Dynasty) actually occurred between about 800BC and 1,000BC.

New Chronology impact on Findings of Ahmed Osman, by Charles Pope

Circa 1,000BC to 950BC:

Iron Age begins

1,000BC - Zhou Mo Wang crowned King of the Zhou Dynasty in China

Rig-Veda is composed in India

957 BC - Reign of Zhou Dynasty ends

952 BC - Thersippus, King of Athens, dies and is succeeded by his son Phorbas

Circa 950BC to 900BC:

950 BC - Phoenicians build fortified city of Tyre on the Mediterranean sea

New Kingdom Egypt is Centralized under Amenhotep II and his sons Thutmose IV and Yuya

Yuya; Joseph wearing a Coat of Many Colours

As Yuya will emerge as one of the central characters in this review of human history, let's look at some of the titles Yuya held and names he was known by:

(Respect to www.DomainOfMan.com, Wikipedia.org and others):

Osarseph

Vizier Seph

Joseph of Genesis

Joseph in the Bible

Master of the Horse

Commander of the Chariotry

Superintendent of Cattle

Overseer of the Cattle of Amun and Min

Lord of Akhmin

Deputy of His Majesty in the Chariotry

Bearer of the Ring of the King of Lower Egypt

Mouth of the King of Upper Egypt

Prophet of Min

King's Lieutenant

The Wise One

Favorite of the Good God

Great Prince

Great of Love

Unique Friend

Beloved of the Lord of the Two Lands

One Made Great by the Lord

He Whom the King Has Made His Double

The Holy Father of the Lord of the Two Lands

Father to Pharaoh

Father of the God

King Reuel

Irhuleni of Hamath

Amram

King Omri

Imram

So, before there was Yusuf or Yosef or Jose there was Yuya, whose grandson King Tutankhamen Joshua would be the forerunner and harbinger of Jesus Aristobulus who would share our gorgeous planet some 800 years later.

Here are alternate spellings of Yuya:

Iouiya

Yaa

Ya

Yiya

Yayi

Yu

Yuyu

Yaya

Yiay

Yia

Yuy

Some believe that even YHWH and Yahweh are memories of the goodness of Yuya. Predecessors in the role of "Joseph" include Imhotep of the 3rd Dynasty and Inyotef (Sargon in the OT) of the 11th Dynasty.

922 BC - Phorbas of Athens dies and is succeeded by his son Megacles

3,000 Year Global History Chronology; 2nd project for this blog

In light of all the revelations of the past decade, my feeling is it would be wise to post an organic review of the past 3,000 years of human history. I'll be continuing the fictionalized autobiography of Josephus here on Solar Intelligence, but I may post all the past 30 centuries first, so that they can be expanded but remain in the proper order.

If we are going to cover 980BC to 2020AD, I believe we can start with 50 year increments and use that format right up to 1500, then go in 20 year increments until 1800, and then decade by decade until 2000, and then year by year until 2020. That will make about 100 posts, perhaps a bigger project than I had imagined...

Let's start with 980BC to 120AD, an incredibly formative period that covers almost every event described in the Old Testament and the New Testament.

Names of My Mom; Salome Mary Magdalene

Oh this business of names, and so many languages we must speak! My mother was one of the greatest women who ever walked upon this planet, and here are some of the names she was and is known by:

Salome Mariamne Herodias

Princess Salome of Judah

Queen Salome of Chalcis

(As inscribed on her coin with dad, Aristobulus and Salome coin)

Princess Julia Africana

Princess Julia Iotapa

Our Lady of Jericho

Scribonia

Lady Johanna

Mary of Bethany

Rahab

(Mom's writings come out under the name Johanna as her first husband was John Philip the Baptist, and tradition holds that spiritual writings of a female are credited to her first husband)

Mary Magdalene

(This one is very popular, tracing to a town in Galilee, to her reputation for leading her flock from the watchtower, and of course the reference to Rahab and the Scarlet Thread)

John the Beloved

As it is customary for a woman to write in the name of her first husband, this is the name for my mom that is on the rise, particularly among the most evangelical members of the Way, those now being referred to as Christians.

Names of my grandmother, my father's mom:

Virgin Mary

Queen Helene of Adiabene

Queen Mariamne of Chalcis

Princess Mariamne Boethus

Names of my grandmother, my mother's mom:

Princess Herodias Philippa Aristobulus

Lady Scribonia Magna Crassi

Queen Herodias of Galilee

Yours sincerely,

Yuya Josephus

UPDATE on Green Stocks Investing Network

We interrupt the developing fictionalized autobiography of Emperor Marcus Nerva Josephus with this important bulletin on the progress of the Green Stocks Investing blogs network.

I would say that my blogging time is being spent equally divided among 3 online projects, my clean energy technology blogs network, my own bio on my Joe College punk rock music website, and the progressing autobio of Nerva Josephus, the Jewish-Roman historian and later Emperor who was also a biological son of Aristobulus and Salome (Jesus and Mary Magdalene):

Green Stocks Investing Network

Green Mutual Funds website

Best Green Stocks blog

Geothermal Power Stocks

Wind Energy Stocks To Watch

WaterIntell.com Wave Power, Tidal Energy, Water Purification, Desalination

Solar Power and Alternative Energy Investing

Photovoltaic Solar Power Stocks

Wind Power Investing

Joe College Punk Rocker Blog

Fictional Autobiography of Josephus blog

Regarding the Crucifixion and the Destruction of Jerusalem

I agree that Pater Simon Gamaliel has created an epic tale when he personified the destruction of Jerusalem in the crucifixion scenes describing the death of my father, but I resent those who strive to make this the focus of the New Way, whose followers are now being called Christians, after the Greek word chrystos, meaning "anointed" (Hebrew Messiach). Look at all the art of our people, whether of papyrus, animal skin or carved in stone, and you will see two themes; communal eating and human healing, through the laying on of hands.

Marcus makes for a great tale and I wouldn't change a word of it, and in fact there are variant manuscripts already circulating through our communities, and again there's nothing wrong with that. Let's just not lose the focus of what my dad really taught, and that was sharing of food and conversation with friends, neighbors and strangers alike, and the offering of medical and spiritual assistance to souls and bodies in need at any time and any place. The crucifixion may make for a more focused ending than being a casualty of a political uprising, but the danger of uniting under a phallic symbol of death betrays what Jesus lived for, which was the dignity and equality of every man, woman and child throughout the lands.

Peace 2 All

The Secret of Augustus' Valley of the Kings

I know that I am revealing more than many living would like, yet still I have avoided cryptic notation wherever possible. What if I were to infer that in my place in the mausoleum you may find my father...

The intelligentsia let wise guys believe the body went to Egypt for a Valley of the Kings burial, but his remains were in Galilee all along. I made some moves just a few months in office and arranged for my dad to be brought to Rome. The custodians agreed that dad and I were to be the last two interned there, and only my burial would be public.

Josephus the Roman, Justus the Judaen; My Brother and I

Simply put, Romans think of myself as a patriot and my brother Justus as a rebel or a zealot, while the Jews think of Justus as a hero and myself as a traitor. I understand the sentiment, but I don't believe that either case is correct. Let's start with me.

While it is true that I negotiated with many village and regional leaders on behalf of the Romans, and even tried to mediate in Jerusalem, all of this was done with the goal of preserving the lives of the Chosen. Our integration into and acceptance in Roman society and governance was being threatened by a few over-enthusiastic yahoos who ran Jerusalem's most crowded neighborhoods. Though I don't doubt that they represented many of their local followers with all the intensity and passion they could muster, I believe they gave little thought to the damage they were doing to Judaic communities in Alexandria and Rome. I make no apologies for working with Titus; I made sure Galilee's defences were strong and bargained from a position of strength. My mother and I were able to arrange the peaceful surrender of many towns, sparing tens of thousands of lives and more livestock and acreage escaped the torch than otherwise would be the case. Now that I am Emperor and the sons of Jesus and John have control of the Senate (through Jews, Christians and fellow travelers alike) and significant influence in all of Rome's major families, one can argue that I helped the Chosen establish a permanent home in Europe.

It's true that the Way has been divided and moves forward along two paths, one that runs a straight and narrow route from the Garden to the Kingdom and is rooted on the southeastern shores of the Middle Earth Sea, and a New Way that meanders through the fields and over the mountains with arms wide open, welcoming and uniting believers from the four corners of the earth. In summary, it is my belief that history will show that I not only rebuilt Rome, but also brought dignity and respect to the Sons of Moses all over the world.

I remember being in Briton with my brother Justus when we were helping dedicate the shrine to mom and dad, and it makes me realize that people do not comprehend how close we were. Yes I disputed some of the facts in his books, but as a close blood soul I am not among those seeking to suppress his works. Even though I find his Judaic history perfunctory and incomplete, there are gems of heritage there that make me hope his words remain forever. Why should my voice be the only one documenting the drama preceding and unfolding in this century?

Justus deserves his high standing in Tiberias, Jerusalem and Armenia, and if you never experienced it you couldn't comprehend how much our family is loved in Briton and Gaul. As for his reputation in Roman society, the depth of this man is unknown to most of these imbibers. While I concerned myself mostly with physical health and safety of my family, relatives and neighbors in Israel and abroad, Justus focused on preserving the cultural and spiritual integrity and heritage of our faith, and his remains the more difficult struggle. His sons are fine spirits and exhibit exemplary humanity, and will rise up and lead the people to many great things.

Though we have had significant disagreements over his recording of the war, and minor disputes over Hasmonean and Levi lines, it should not be news that love my brother and his family and believe that they are both worthy Jews and exemplary Romans.

Peace 2 All.

Names of I Josephus; Emperor Marcus Nerva shares Light

Perhaps you are intrigued by the recently published list of names and titles Jesus my father is known by, and yet this is a small portion. If you add Armenia, Ethiopia, Macedonia and Briton, the list would double again. In the spirit engendered by the compilation and distribution of that list, here are some of the names I am now known by or have been known as:

Emperor Nerva Caesar Augustus

Marcus Cocceius Nerva

Titus Flavius Josephus

Yosef ben Matiyahu

Agrippa Aristobulus

Agrippa Josephes

Joseph of Arimathea

Barnabbas

Barnabus

Bran the Blessed

Marcus Licinius Crassus Scribonianus

Josephus Junius Silanus

Arrius Calpurnius Piso

The Names of My Father; Jesus Christ

If you have penetrated my books you will know that I have no qualms about playing the name game, but somehow in my fading years I want to reveal something and let herstory beautiful herstory let all the earthlings overstand what is and what was.

Dad was and is known to the Romans as:

Marcus Licinus Crassus Frugi II

Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus

Gaius Calpurnius Piso (whom some feel was "crass")

Jesus Christus

Son of Mary

To the Greeks

Alexander II of Armenia

Aristobulus of Chalcis

Jah Zeus Chrystos

Son of Joseph

Messiah

Son of God

The LORD

Iesous (Jesus)

Chrystos (Anointed)

Theou (God's)

Uios (Son)

Soter (Saviour)

ICTUS or ICHTHYS, Fish of Christ

Hebrews / Armenians

Jeshua / Yehoshua

Aristobulus Herod

Aristobulus III

The Galilean

Mathias

Mattityahu

Messiach

Yeshuah ben Pandera

Son of David

Monbazus

Syrians / Arabs / Egyptians / Persians

Tigranes II of Armenia

Azizus* King of Emesa

Izates II of Edessa

Isa

These are the names** of my father.

My hope is that there will be room for I soul in the Mausoleum of Augustus, and that the teachings of Our family will be guidance to Church and to government. May the Sons of John and Jeshua reign in Harmony, and may the citizens and officials of the Empire thrive and spread Peace, generosity and goodwill whever we meet and greet our fellow man.

Peace 2 All

Author notes:

1. * (brother of Soemus; note Irish Seamus = James)

2. Many of the above names provided with much respect to Charles Pope, the world's leading researcher into historical identities of Biblical characters.

3.** If readers know of very early names of Jesus of Nazareth that are not in the list above, feel free to post them with their geographical and cultural origins in the comments section below.

Why I reformed the Jewish tax; Josephus explains

When Vespatian brought in the Jewish Tax I knew that it didn't smell right, that there was potential for this thing to be very dangerous. His brother Domitian proved my point, intensifying the persecution of Jews and also becoming paranoid about Christians.

By repealing this legislation and replacing it with laws more respectful, I have honoured Our foreparents and blazed a trail for much greater progress to come. I have educated the people, so now there is understanding of the Jewish Revolt and how the immigration has brought many wonders to Rome and the Empire.

When I first heard that Domitian was taxing senior citizens, women, children, the poor, I was sick to my stomach. My first nine or ten months as Emperor involved cleaning up the economic, political, military and social mess left by Domitian, may God bless his weary soul. By exempting the aged, the Christians (who had been perceived as "Judaized" by Domitian), and Jewish Christians the tax remained for those openly believing in and practicing Judaism. Even though it was purportedly for the Jupiter Temple in Rome and was designed to replace the historic Temple Tax, I was aware that many if not most Jews did not consider it voluntary or even spiritual in Nature. Still, I had to create legislation that would pass in the Senate.

As my earthly father once spoke, Give unto Jah that which belongs to Jah, and give to Caesar that which is Caesar's. To commemorate the reform of the Fiscus Judaicus, I have issued a coin with the following inscription:

FISCI IVDAICI CALVMNIA SVBLATA

(The calumny of the Jewish Tax is Removed)

Peace 2 All

Barnabus Josephus; A Testament to Our Father

I offer peace to my brother Justus and all who support the House of Aristobulus. People ask why I should be so blessed to be a son of Jeshua, and to those I can only say read my works and ponder life. I have written and published thirty manuscripts in four volumes and have helped with both scripture and legislation for decades. My mother was also a truly great human being, a persona so deep and profound that scared followers have recast her writings as those of a man.

Everyone asks about the Messianic Secret, and why dad always told people not to spread the word of his good works and his healings. Think about it; my father was cast as Messiach before he was born, the royal family of Middle Earth awaiting the mystery and intrigue like the rising sun. So yes, it is a true story, it happened many times, but it didn't really matter, nobody could resist coming out to see dad. Crowds welcomed us wherever we went in Judea, Galilee and Samaria. New territories were added to Our Kingdom by Nero, and my mother and father were loved and respected by royalty and commoner alike. There was an element of genius in the double-headed coin my parents released, Of King Aristobulus / Queen Salome, and my mom claims the whole thing was my dad's idea.

Someday human beings will have access to almost everything that has been written, and they will overstand how much my dad, the one you call Jesus Christ, was a believer in the equality and dignity of women and children. My grandmother had five husbands in her life (my own mother was married three times), and even though these were all royal men, they did not always treat her with the love and respect she so sorely needed. She clung to my father, her Golden Son, and even though she battled him over philosophical and safety issues sometimes, there was not a soul that she loved so dearly nor felt so close to. Aristobulus and Salome were the premier couple of their time, and my parents felt that the involvement of women in religious, social and political matters made for a healthy and educated populace.

My dad said that someday "all things will be revealed" and even though I am telling it here as best as I can, some of these things have to await the end of times and the opening of the books and the contemplation and the Judgment. May you all live in Peace, spread goodwill among your Sistren and Brethren, and carry Goodness and Faith to the edges of the Empire and through all the lands of the world.