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JBodine |
03/21/06 |
So I'm doing this paper in an effort to finish my graduate degree in Christian Ministry.
A small part of it analyzes the disciples' trepidation in crossing the Sea of Galilee.
I've read/heard from some scholarly types that in that region, at that time, there was some "folklore/mythology/superstition" about the Sea of Galilee. It was reported to me that it was believed/feared that the deeper water was the "abyss," and that it was home to/under control of various pagan gods, not the least of which was Ba'al.
My questions are:
Do you have any information on this cultural superstition at this time?
A whole lot of these guys were fishermen. They were in the Sea all the time. So why the fear? Did they generally not travel THAT far out, or did they just do their jobs despite these superstitions?
Thanks,
DK |
Clarification/Follow-up by ETWolverine on 03/21/06 11:07 am:
I have never heard of the superstition you mention, so I can't really comment on it. I will say that the Jews, who were never afraid of any place they lived before or since (despite plagues, inquisitions, crusades, progroms, wars, etc.) probably took the superstitions with a grain of salt and just did their jobs. Kind of how a soldier does his job even when worried about the enemy. You just deal with it. But unfortunately, I don't have any information about any specific superstitions related to the Sea of Gallilee.
Elliot
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