1993 – Black History In The Bible

08 Nov

Groups Like The Kanuri, Soninke, Malinke, and the Songhay Are Direct, Ethnic Stratums of the Original Assyrian Refugees

One For All0 CommentsCommentaries, Historical References1993, African, Assyria, Assyrian, East, Islam, Language, Paideuma

Source: Ethnogenesis From Within The Chadic State Some Thoughts on the History of Kanem-Borno (Paideuma) 1993 A.D. Note: Page 261 of the source. Note: Page 261 of the source. Note: Page 261 of the source. Note: Page 263 of the source. Note: Page 264 of the source. Note: Page 264 of the source. Note: Page 264 of the source. Note: Page 265 of the source. Note: Page 265 of the source. Note: Page 266 of the source. Note: Page 266 of the source. Note: Page 267 of the source. Note: Page 268 of the source. Note: Page 268 of the…

30 Oct

Caleb’s Name May have Been an Indication of Totem Culture in Ancient Israel

One For All0 CommentsHistorical References, Research & Studies1993, Africa, East, Israel, South African Journal of Science

Source: Dog sacrifice among the Bantu (South African Journal of Science) 1993 A.D. Note: Page 629 of the source. Note: Page 631 of the source. Note: Page 631 of the source. This source confirms that elements of totemism may have existed in ancient Israel (we have noted this elsewhere on this website) and that dogs were sacrificed in the ancient near east. This could be another element that ties Africa and the ancient near east (ANE) together due to peoples from the ANE migrating into Africa.

29 Oct

Romans Categorized Peoples by the Physical Appearance, Not By Parentage or ‘Blood’-Roman Perception of Mediterranean Phenotype was ‘albus or leukos’ (White) But Not Too White

One For All0 CommentsHistorical References, Research & Studies1993, African, American, Black, Blind, Copper, Egypt, Egyptian, Ethiopians, Europeans, evidence, Generation, Homer, Image, Images, Indian Ocean, Jews, Libya, Libyan, Light, Mediterranean, Moors, Mulatto, nation, Negroes, North, Racism, Red, Roman, Romans, Sea, Skin, slaves, Statue, studies, Study, Swarthy, Virginia Tech University Libraries, Visions, West, White, Woman

Source: Roman Perceptions of Blacks (Virginia Tech University Libraries) 1993 A.D. From the source, "Abstract. Certain preconceptions about 'blacks' in predominantly 'white' societies have distorted modern visions of the ways in which Aethiopes were perceived in Roman society, resulting in much misinterpretation of the relevant texts. In Roman perceptions categories like black African, white, 'paleface' and swarthy were neither communities nor socially defined 'races' with ascribed group-statuses. Categorisation was determined by the physical appearance of the individual person, not by parentage or 'blood'...Wiesen saw this text as evidence of a Roman perception of blacks as natural inferiors of 'the white…

29 Oct

Greek Papyri Illustrates Egyptian Jews were Not of “Pale Complexion”

One For All0 CommentsCommentaries, Historical References1993, 1999, 5, African, Black, Color, dark-skinned, Egyptian, hebrew, Image, Jews, Light, Mediterranean, Roman, White

Source: The Physical Appearance of Egyptian Jews according to the Greek Papyri (The Hebrew University) 1999 A.D. (please click on "The Physical Appearence of Egyptian Jews according to the..." to download the paper) Note: Page 134 of The Physical Appearance of Egyptian Jews according to the Greek Papyri source. These sources combined reveal that Egyptian Jews were people of color who ranged from being "light-skinned" (honey color) to "dark-skinned" (black skinned). Egyptian Jews did not fit into the Roman Mediterranean somatic type because none of them were "white" or "pale".

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