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About meI'm a 22 yr old college student graduating in May with a business degree. In the fall I will be transferring to another school to study Religion. By that I mean I will be studying world religions and comparative religion, etc... I have been a studying/practicing eclectic witch for almost a decade.I'm really interest in all cultures religions, Egyptian history, Bibical studies/archaeology, the list goes on and on. I live in Massachusetts and love meeting new people so don't be afraid, I won't bite :-)

About my libraryMy list is pretty up to date (now I usually add books as I buy them) though there's a couple that aren't up because they aren't listed in any of a databases LT uses. My library does not reflect all of my reading interests though, my wish list on Amazon is just as big as my actual library

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Currently readingThe Stones Cry Out: What Archaeology Reveals About the Truth of the Bible by Randall Price
Religions in Practice (4th Edition) by Jack Bowen
The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists (Oxford World's Classics) by Robin Waterfield
Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know--And Doesn't by Stephen Prothero
The Past in Perspective: An Introduction to Prehistory by Kenneth Feder

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The Stones Cry Out: What Archaeology Reveals About the Truth of the Bible by Randall Price

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The Past in Perspective: An Introduction to Prehistory by Kenneth Feder

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Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know--And Doesn't by Stephen Prothero

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The Enchanted Candle: Crafting and Casting Magickal Light: Crafting and Casting Magickal Light by Lady Rhea

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Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why by Bart D Ehrman

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Let Me Create A Paradise, God Said To Himself: A Journey Of Conscience From Johannesburg To Jerusalem by Hirsh Goodman

lovely moniker....my youngest daughter (eight years old, now)is named Sage...

posted by Elysabeth at 1:26 am (EST) on Jan 19, 2009

SO WHAT IS THERE TO REALIZE?

Peonies bloom on peony trees.
A cat doesn't become a chicken.
Tulips are tulips, not roses.
Why can't we realize this true fact?
That to be me is great.
I don't have to be anyone but me.
I am blooming as I am in my life, just as
a peony blooms on a peony tree.
Further, a beautiful peony flower does not
worry about when it will wilt and fall to the ground.
It does not compete with the flower next to it;
rather it blooms with its whole self.

-- Sensie Ogui
from "Zen Shin Talks"

posted by theoldman at 12:22 pm (EST) on Dec 9, 2008

Never heard of him, but he sounds cool. What amazes me is biblical literalism is a historically recent thing. The ancient Jews and Christians didn't read the bible as wholly literal fact. They understood it as stories and symbols, not pure history. I might just take a look at that Jacobovici book, I haven't read that much about Biblical archeology, but it sounds interesting.

posted by DeusExLibrus at 10:28 am (EST) on Jul 11, 2008

I'm working my way through A History of God by Karen Armstrong ATM, as well as the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. Both very interesting reads. I think a lot of people would be amazed to find out that many of the teachings they follow as Christians were decided by a group of people voting, including the contents of the Bible as we have it now, and not Divine decree. The Meditations have had a huge influence on classical Christian theology. Its where a lot of the no magic, no luxury, etc stuff comes from, not the Bible itself.

posted by DeusExLibrus at 6:24 pm (EST) on Jul 10, 2008

Got your profile message earlier today. Nice to know there are some witches that take their religion seriously (I guess I might have gone a little overboard in my message. I did meet a few adult witches who really knew their stuff, but the vast majority seemed to be teenagers rebelling against their parents). I'm kind of broke atm, but I'm always open to book recommendations from fellow religious studies majors.

posted by DeusExLibrus at 2:23 am (EST) on Jul 10, 2008

Hi Sage,
Thanks for dropping in on my library. Yes, and your library looks interesting as does your choice in majors. You sound like your right up my alley...:-) Let me know if you have any questions.

posted by ahystorian at 8:39 pm (EST) on Apr 30, 2008

A good portion of your books are either already in my library, or are on my amazon wish list. It's creepy when you come across people who have almost the same exact book tastes.,/i>

Hmmm, creepy is an odd word to choose, but I guess it's a bit uncanny when I really think about it. :) I've send you a friend invitation and if you choose to accept it please do feel free to send me messages about anything you would like to chat about. It's all good. :)
posted by LadyKarris at 6:47 pm (EST) on Apr 28, 2008

I haven't read "The Alchemist" yet, it was recommended by a friend of mine who follows the druid path and I managed to snag a copy from PBS. I'll get to it this summer!! I swear I will!! lol! :)
posted by LadyKarris at 6:45 pm (EST) on Apr 28, 2008

Hi Sage

I would be happy to guide you when you come to Israel. Plan on spending a long time here, as there is much to see. I notice that you have read "The Bible unearthed" by Finklestein/Silberman. For a less "minimalist" but no less academically robust read, I would suggest a couple of books by William Dever: "What did the Biblical writers know & when did they know it ?" and " Who were the early Israelites and where did they come from ?"
posted by maimonedes at 4:47 am (EST) on Apr 27, 2008

gday sage
i love all history, i have alredy done a degree in modern american and middle eastern history and know completing a degree in ancient history, mainly greek and roman. i work a lot in greece and used to work in turkey so its my favourite area of study.
rob
posted by rcss67 at 6:26 pm (EST) on Apr 25, 2008

Hey, Sage.

I'm writing about Wadi Fidan District site 40 -- a large Iron Age cemetery in Southern Jordan, in Biblical Edom. So it touches on ideas of ethnicity in archaeology, ancient ritual, and other fun stuff. It's this site.
posted by marc_beherec at 6:13 pm (EST) on Apr 21, 2008

Hello, friend Sage.

I am honored you found my book list interesting.

I am pagan friendly, although I have never taken the time to study that spiritual tradition in depth. I tend to spend most of my time reading the academic literature on the study of the Bible, and religion in general. I attend a small interfaith fellowship that honors all traditions.

For a first introduction to understanding the issues in Bible history, I heartily concur with the comment above that Friedman's "Who Wrote the Bible" is an excellent place to start. I also agree with the comment that Bruce Feiler's books and TV shows are less than useful (my paraphrase). He acts like a believer, and therefore couches his commentary in terms that will be acceptable to the largest audience, who are generally not interested in serious questioning of the received tradition.

Ciao! David
posted by DancingFool at 10:49 pm (EST) on Apr 20, 2008

My professor didn't really say why he didn't like Walking the Bible. All he said was that the author should have known that not all Muslims claim biological descent from Abraham. I'm actually not entirely sure if he read the whole book.

Friedman's book, Who Wrote the Bible? would probably be useful to you. It discusses the Documentary Hypothesis and the history of the people who produced the Bible. As another professor once told me, don't let the pompous introduction scare you off, the rest of the book is well-written.
posted by marc_beherec at 5:55 pm (EST) on Apr 19, 2008

Sounds like a pain in the ass. I didn't know they were so anti-GED, though many universities have bureaucracies and rules that make very little sense. Ironically, I know a guy who has a Ph.D. but no high school diploma at all.

I do have a copy of Walking the Bible, but haven't gotten around to reading it yet. Richard Eliot Friedman told my class he didn't like it, though. These days I've been doing a lot of reading on Israel's neighbors, the Edomites, for my dissertation.

I've never seen The Naked Archaeologist. Unfortunately I don't have a working TV, let alone cable, right now.
posted by marc_beherec at 12:23 am (EST) on Apr 19, 2008

Thank you! It is a rather neat image.
posted by tuckerresearch at 8:38 pm (EST) on Apr 18, 2008

Thanks for the note!

Neopaganism is interesting to me as well -- I quickly reached my 201 book limit, so my library isn't adequately expressed in all areas. Cunningham was one of my favorite authors for a long time, too. But yes, I'm much more interested in religion in the ancient world, both pagan and Hebraic (the Hebrews really being wacky pagans in a lot of respects).

Where do you plan to study religion?

Marc
posted by marc_beherec at 5:09 pm (EST) on Apr 17, 2008

I can't remember exactly how many books but there were 3 large boxes, I'd say each box was about 1' square. And I immediately wiped from my memory how much I spent, it was that much. That way I couldn’t answer my husband’s inevitable question when I got home. :-) I bought many large Christian reference books and a couple of parallel Bibles that were not cheap.
posted by NotSunkYet at 3:20 pm (EST) on Apr 16, 2008

I totally understand your perdicament. I was in just such a pickle so I bought a huge backpack on my second day in Boston. That way I could make fewer trips back to the hotel (which allowed for more browsing time, that's critical you know) to deposit all my new-found loot. :-) Of course the trips from the hotel to the post office weren't as much fun. I'm sure the postal agent thought I was shipping the contents of my entire apartment, one huge, heavy box at a time to a new residence or something.
posted by NotSunkYet at 8:27 am (EST) on Apr 16, 2008

Greetings

Hello Sage

Thank you for adding me as a friend. I wish you a sacred ground for soul expression where you can plant seeds of freedom and enlightenment. May yours be a journey of enrichment and transformation and may you cultivate well being as you harvest creativity and manifest your dreams.
posted by theoldman at 3:16 pm (EST) on Feb 21, 2008

Very cool, I feel most comfortable with animals in my life. They make me smile and the ferrets make me look for my socks. We just had our black maincoone cat Ptolomy fixed and now he is turning out to be a great cat.
posted by stitchinwitches at 12:42 pm (EST) on Nov 19, 2007

Your name is Sage, that's so cool! I love that word!
posted by Ethereal_Raven at 8:52 am (EST) on Nov 19, 2007