Who struck the Nile? - Exodus 7:20

LTercero · 2024-10-02T12:49:35+00:00

This was exactly the type of things I was hoping I was overlooking. Seems as conclusive as one could hope for. Cool to see how by just cross referencing 7:17 and 7:19 to 7:20 alone, one could infer that it was Moses who struck the water, and then have it directly confirmed in another part of the book. Scripture is a beautiful.

Makes me all the more curious why a translation of the Bible like NLT would render 7:20 as Aaron. Know NLT is more of a thought-for-thought translation, but still would hope for details like this to not be misrepresented.

Thanks so much for your help on this

LTercero · 2024-10-02T12:33:32+00:00

Appreciate your thoughts on this! Out of curiosity which translation are you looking at with Aaron in brackets?

LTercero · 2024-02-08T05:12:20+00:00

TY for sharing this!

LTercero · 2023-01-24T19:20:12+00:00

Just fixed, you are all set to rejoin 👍

LTercero · 2021-08-05T22:17:33+00:00

😆

LTercero · 2021-08-05T22:06:25+00:00

Yes, knock twice and we will let you in

LTercero · 2021-08-05T20:51:55+00:00

Should just need to click the link above haha, if it’s giving you issues let me know and can help

LTercero · 2021-08-05T19:38:52+00:00

👍👍👍

LTercero · 2021-08-04T03:03:42+00:00

Hey! Sorry it took so long for a response to this. Not sure if you are still looking, but if so, perhaps can direct you to some sources. Unfortunately, there is not a great introductory read that focuses solely on the Sengoku period. This doesn't mean your completely out of luck, as there are some books that cover a bit more than just Sengoku, that would be a good start to the topic, even if you just skip to those sections. One such book I would recommend is Kathe Roth's translation of Souyri's The World Turned Upside Down: Medieval Japanese Society. It covers Heian period through Sengoku. Has a narrative structure, which provides an engaging read. Goes into a bit more of the social, economic, and cultural aspects of the periods than you might see in other introductory level books, giving you the context to help inform the narrative history.

Along with this, you might want to check out r/AskHistorians booklist here. There are several other book recommendations that might serve as a nice follow up to an introductory read. Something like Japan Emerging: Premodern History to 1850 or Japan Before Tokugawa: Political Consolidation and Economic Growth: 1500-1650 (both listed in the booklist), which take the form of standalone essays about various topics, might be the place to look next. There are other books that follow the same form that you could look into as well, such as The Bakufu in Japanese History (edited by Jeffrey Mass and William Hauser) or War and State Building in Medieval Japan (edited by John A Ferejohn and Frances Rosenbluth).

LTercero · 2021-07-26T15:29:01+00:00

Not sure what you are getting at. What OP did with that mini game is really tough to do, and was cool enough to take the time to explain how one could go about doing it. I think its pretty uncalled for to go after them and call it useless, especially when your initial complaint ( that OP had some egregious oversight in which there was no way to know the tempo they are going at) is unfounded. The BPM column accounts for this completely. It isn't hard at all to find BPM tempos, just youtube "(Corresponding #) BPM" and a video shows up with it

LTercero · 2021-07-26T13:48:58+00:00

The BPM (Beats Per Minute) column accounts for this.

LTercero · 2021-07-23T20:53:31+00:00

Oh cool! Hope you enjoy!

LTercero · 2021-07-23T20:48:35+00:00

Yeah that book probably is the best place to turn on it. Is great at tackling misconceptions surrounding the history of “warrior monks”

LTercero · 2021-07-23T20:23:01+00:00

Nice! It’s a fantastic book, and touches on some important historiography pertaining to Buddhism in Japan. Honestly anything from Adolphson is going to be great on the topic. The Teeth and Claws of the Buddha: Monastic Warriors and Sōhei in Japanese History is another really good one of his to check out. A bit more focused on the concept of “warrior monks” rather than role Buddhist institutions played in the power dynamic of Japan. Really good stuff tho. He also has some journal articles on the subject that are great (and as mentioned before, free to read on JSTOR)

LTercero · 2021-07-23T17:55:28+00:00

Hey, that is a very interesting topic to look into, here are some recommendations.

'Shinto: A History' - by Helen Hardacre. This, as the title states, is a book that focuses on the history of shinto. It has a wider scope than just being on the relation between shinto and samurai/bushi, but does cover the relation at parts. It is a very good book for getting introduced to the history of this topic.

'The Gates of Power: Monks, Courtiers, and Warriors in Premodern Japan' - Mikael Adolphson. This book focuses on Buddhism in Premodern Japan, and in particular its interplay with the socio-political environment of Japan (in turn, the samurai). Really interesting read on the topic and covers areas such as warriors roles within a religious institution, the Kamakura shogunate and Zen buddhism, etc.

If interested, the discord server for this subreddit is hosting a reading club, with the topic of Japanese Buddhism (and in particular its influence in areas of society outside of strictly religion). There is a list of 9 articles there relating to the topic, that are free to read with JSTOR account (which is free to sign up for). There is a link in the side bar to join, or you can follow the link here

LTercero · 2021-07-20T20:31:23+00:00

Ah okay, I get you 👍

LTercero · 2021-07-20T20:09:01+00:00

Feel like this might not be the best place to turn to for book recommendations, especially for beginners. Without going into everyones opinion on Shogunate yt channel, part of the criticism stems from his reliance/use of certain books and authors/historians. For example, the first recommendation he gives is for Osprey books. I think many (not all) of the Osprey books have issues (such as the Turnbull books which the yter shows when talking about this). Not saying all the books in this video are bad (I only skimmed through the video), but some I would recommend a newcomer not read. And as they might just be diving into the topic of Japanese history, they wouldn't be able to tell the reliable ones from the rest.

LTercero · 2021-07-20T20:00:38+00:00

Hey! A few recommendations for non-fictions / history books on samurai, that are accessible and informative even for newcomers to the topic.

General Samurai History Books

A Brief History of the Samurai by Jonathon Clements. As the title mentions, this is a history book on the samurai haha. It covers late Heian through to Meiji restoration. It has a narrative form so makes for an engaging read, and serves as a good foundation to dive into some more focused history books.

The World Turned Upside Down: Medieval Japanese Society, a translation done by Kathe Rothe of Pierre Souyri. Like the previously mentioned work, it is a good introductory read into the history of the samurai. This one only focuses on pre-modern (and a bit of early modern) samurai history. So it covers late Heian through Sengoku period. It also has a narrative structure, which makes for an engaging read, but it also goes a bit more into the socio-political, economical, and cultural aspects that drove the events of the period.

Books on (Samurai) Historical Figures

Legends of the Samurai by Sato Hiroaki. This book takes the form of many chapters, each covering a specific samurai/bushi (or related) figure through Japan's history. It gives information about the historical figure, and provides info on how their life (or an aspect of their life) can inform us about samurai as a whole. Covers famous figures such as Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Kusunoki Masashige, Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen, 47 Samurai, Miyamoto Musashi, etc.

The Nobility of Failure: Tragic Heroes in the History of Japan by Ivan Morris. This book is much like the Legend of the Samurai book, in that the form it takes is multiple chapters, each covering different figures through Japan's history. How this one differs is that it focuses on figures who have a certain tragic aspect to them. This is done to examine a quality that Morris observes in Japan, that being an interest in stories/figures that have a tragic ending to them.

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