J-M's History Corner

Hy-Brasil, also known as Brasil (and a few other variant spellings) is a legendary island said to have existed off the coast of Ireland.  Supposedly, it's shrouded in mist almost all of the time, the mist lifting for only one day every 7 years (I wonder if Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue got ideas from it...).  So, is there any truth to this legend, or is it the fairytale it initially sounds like? From Ancient-Origins : 13 March, 2019 - 17:05 Bryan Hill Hy-Brasil: The Legendary Phantom Island of Ireland Hy-Brasil is a mysterious island appearing on maps from 1325 to the 1800s. In Irish myth, it was said to be clouded in mist except for one day every seven years, when it became visible but still could not be reached. Stories about the island have circulated throughout Europe for centuries, with tales that it was the promised land of saints or a paradise where an advanced civilization lived. On most maps, the ...

I'm almost finished Genesis !  Today I present my Restored English Translation (RET) of Beresheet ( Genesis ) chapter 44.  Contained (as usual) are the Hebrew names , with a glossary of them after the chapter.  At the end is a list of where the Aleph Tavs occur, as they are no longer included in the main text. CHAPTER 44 1 And he commanded him who was over his house, saying, "Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's silver in the mouth of his sack. 2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, and the silver." And he did according to the word that Yosef had spoken. 3 At the morning light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys. 4 They had left the city, not far off, when Yosef said to the one over his house, "Up, follow after the men and overtake them, and say to them, 'Why have you rewarded evil for good? 5 Is this not what my master drinks, and by which he truly ...

We're all at least partly familiar with the story of the death and resurrection of Yehoshua ha'Mashiach (Jesus the Christ).  It occurred around 30 AD (give or take a few years; I used to believe it was 28 AD, but after the discovery of 29AD coins imprinted in the image on the Turin Shroud , I stand corrected).  It is the centre of both the Christian and Messianic religions.  Most historians accept Jesus' existance as historical, and most also accept His crucifixion as historical. That said, there is a growing movement today that claims that Jesus was a myth, or that the crucifixion was a myth, etc.  And of course, outside of Christianity and Messianic Judaism, few accept the resurrection as genuine.  Here, I present evidence corroborating the Biblical account. I've previously documented some scientific evidence for the Crucifixion and Resurrection in Has Jesus' Burial Shroud Been Found? . First up, since it's in the title, there's the issue of Jesus' ...