Damn dude I was in rehab the last month (I needed it!) and how is it I read about book about the Magi, and met an Egyptian from Alexandria in there who helped me with my Arabic, then I come home and see these videos!?!? I cannot tell you how happy I am you keep this channel focused on positive books and scrolls!!!! Best channel on KZbin! ❤ 💜 🖤 🎉 💯
@SecretCircusAgents11 ай бұрын
A book, "Parallels Between Platonism and Mahayana Buddhism" by Oscar Ichazo has just been published. Ichazo makes a comparison of the corresponding similarities between the two historical and classic teachings of Plato and Nagarjuna. Not only does he present how Buddhism influenced Greek philosophy but how Platonism influenced the development of the Mahayana philosophy of "Mind-only." Thank you, Dr. Sledge for an excellent exposition on the Therapeutae.
@reimer001511 ай бұрын
They’ve found ancient swastikas in the city of Troy so there’s definitely a connection there, Proto-Indo-European origins.
@Rynewulf8 ай бұрын
@@reimer0015 for the Greek-Buddhism connection we already know it was contemporary, not deep-ancient stone age leftovers. One of the early key Buddhist texts Questions of King Malinda features known Greco-Bactrian king Menander, and Buddhism had stupas and statues right through the Hellenistic far east out of north India right through to modern Afghanistan- right in the autonomous and later breakaway far eastern parts of the Greek Seleucid Empire based in Syria and Iraq. Lots of Greek writers referenced India as well, so we have literary and art/physical evidence of extensive contact on both aides
@johnathonlangley569911 ай бұрын
“If he says it is… well, we should take that pretty seriously.” I love this. What an excellent acknowledgement of expertise while allowing space that the expert might just be wrong anyway-despite being the expert!
@RobertButterfield-n4m11 ай бұрын
Dude, you're on another level entirely! Nobody puts things together with such clarity. Thanks so much for sharing your scholarship and insight! Bob the Dread Pirate
@joshmorris123811 ай бұрын
Yet another metal album name explained by Esoterica, "War of the Sons of Light and the Sons of Darkness," thanks! :)
@Protogonas11 ай бұрын
This channel is my therapy.
@ApocalypseofMichael11 ай бұрын
Thanks good man. I appreciate you and your channel much, the learnings you share are gifts to the mind and soul.
@donwilson162511 ай бұрын
For me your approach to a better understanding of the question of why we think the way we do as groups and individuals is remarkably clear and concise. Over the years I have adopted a two step process of seeing the world : a) information does not equal knowledge and b) intelligence does not equal understanding. This has led me to realization that the more I understand the less I know. You certainly promote within me the idea of how little I know. Thank You
@desean-g8u10 ай бұрын
now yer thinkin' with Socrates (wisest man in the agora for understanding that he knew nothing)
@shmataboro863411 ай бұрын
Wow, this was a sweet bit of history unknown to me. I'm a Buddhist (raised in a Mormon/ Christian family but it didn't stand up to scrutiny) My early interest in Buddhism came from the writings of modern JewBus. The teachings of Jesus ( as opposed to the teachings of Paul) strike me as owing a lot to Buddhism. Thanks for more interesting teaching.❤
@_thisismeisthatyou927711 ай бұрын
I just read in The Many Faces of Christ by Philip Jenkins that some of the Tibetan Buddhist tours of hell by Buddha were inspired by the Gospel of Nicodemus.
@Tinkering4Time11 ай бұрын
Another ExMo here in the Esoterica corner! I am really looking forward to Dr. Sledge’s work on Mormonism. Personally I have found myself exploring process theology as a parallel to my interest in Guattari and Deleuze, since apparently both were influenced by Alfred North Whitehead and his Process Metaphysics. I can’t and won’t go back to Christianity, especially that cult, but current atheist philosophy feels lacking and has a lot of toxic baggage. Agnosticism felt too much like sitting on my hands. So I am going to look at Process Theology and see what I can do about the perennialist and Christian-centric problems I have seen in it. Maybe I will find something of worth. Maybe I will just find more reasons to distance myself from Christianity, even a heterodox branch like Process Theology.
@ADEpoch11 ай бұрын
It's very odd that just yesterday I listened to a MythVision episode talking about the buddhist statue found in Egypt. Great timing! Thanks Dr Sledge.
@robinrobinson671411 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video Dr. Sledge! Bless you! I confess that I was unaware of the existence of the Therapeutae, even though I believe Philo of Alexandria was one of the most important Philosophers in history, and have (apparently only partially) studied him. I have no excuse since I have Philo’s complete works as an ebook. You induced me to actually read “On the Contemplative Life”, which is a compelling read! Again, thank you!😊
@GnosticInformant11 ай бұрын
really enjoyed this!
@markdpricemusic157411 ай бұрын
Many many thanks for all your work Dr Sledge. Much appreciated! M.
@Bildgesmythe11 ай бұрын
Thank you! I love learning something new with every episode.
@SobekLOTFC11 ай бұрын
Keep up the amazing work, Dr Sledge 👏⚒️
@TwelveTwelveEightTwo11 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@mcnallyaar11 ай бұрын
I suspect that I will learn more about these folks! I love that idea of worship and contemplation. Invigorating!
@fraserbuilds11 ай бұрын
Such a phenomenal video! Syncretism played such a fascinating role in this period.
@wallyworld81711 ай бұрын
Thank you for posting and all the hard work that this entails!!! Alot of questions answered and a flexible explanation of the earlier Christ followers
@Benni77711 ай бұрын
Another well-done video! This is why I just love your channel so much; that you don’t just bring light to certain unknown or esoteric topics that I would have otherwise had no interest in them, but you compel us to dive even deeper outside of your research and videos so that we can have a better understanding of the material. You don’t just spoon feed info, which I highly appreciate! 🙏🏼
@CrazyPablo4411 ай бұрын
This video is a tour de force! Got me down a rabbit hole with Spittler. He also thought the “Testament of Job” was re-worked by the Montanists!
@TheEsotericaChannel11 ай бұрын
Yep, they're their own rabbit hole
@davieboy381411 ай бұрын
I love the rabbit holes I find on this channel.
@J_Z91311 ай бұрын
Got my copy of Philo on my bedside table. Thanks Dr. Sledge for this awesome episode.
@carioca71311 ай бұрын
Ah! Awesome topic! Thank you! I've been looking for more information on the Therapeutae!
@mattstefon48786 ай бұрын
This was a great vid lecture. I’m also skeptical about Buddhist influence on the Essenes, but I hadn’t read that article. Plan to soon, so thanks for the link. I have a religious studies background but am getting back to research after a few years away, so channels like yours are keys that are unlocking stuff I learned and also some stuff I’d heard about but hadn’t really focused on. Thanks so much.
@ahobimo73211 ай бұрын
I had never heard the term "Jew-Bu" before watching this video, and I must confess, I wasn't ready for it. 😅
@Sicarnus5 ай бұрын
@ahobimo732 I'm listening to this at work and that term, apt as it may be, caught me so off guard!
@Sepdet94 ай бұрын
It was in common use in the 80s. Some Unitarian churches in MA had active groups... Buddhist interest groups that were mostly Jewish members that privately referred to themselves as Jew-Bus.
@pttpforever6 ай бұрын
I have to say I think this presentation is one of your best, Dr. Sledge. I'm grateful.
@longcastle48638 ай бұрын
12:17.. Job’s daughter had the first Babel fish.. Makes kind of a biblical sense ; _)_
@karsu11 ай бұрын
Been a practicing Buddhist pretty much most of my adult life. I always held in my head canon that the Therapeutae were Buddhist. It might not be true. But it’s fun to conjecture or ponder.
@joshuam499311 ай бұрын
Consider that deep core truths are universal. And that pollination among mystics was not uncommon. There are core principles in gnosticism, sufí, Egypt, daoism and even Buddhism because they all hone in on the same truth. A truth NOT dependent on religion, but the inner cultivation of consciousness.
@MrSomethingElse11 ай бұрын
Yep, me too, I love the idea of "jewbu's" though, i imagine gautama would find it amusing too! Love this community!
@karsu11 ай бұрын
@@MrSomethingElse yeah, he’d get a kick out of that one, in my head canon if he heard it he would laugh riotously like watching a Carlin, Hicks, or Mooney standup.
@illegalwiretransfer145711 ай бұрын
And thank you Bahaa! For helping me add a bit of Egyptian flavor to my script!
@Libsarw11 ай бұрын
The first time I ever heard of this group. Thank you Dr. Sledge.
@light190811 ай бұрын
Finally, the Therapeutae!! I was wondering when you were going to do a video on them. It’s about time!!
@Gates911 ай бұрын
Nice video Doc!
@troyhussey446311 ай бұрын
Always refreshing to listen to truths.
@julilla111 ай бұрын
I've never heard of this group, how fascinating. I especially love that it was a community of men and women, which is so rare. I hope further research unveils more on this sect.
@flowerblush417111 ай бұрын
amazing as always thank you esoterica
@traviswadezinn11 ай бұрын
Another good episode, more to think about!
@Sisco21311 ай бұрын
Thank you justin for these videos that you bring with all the work you put to making them. Im always watching your videos. 💯💯
@heruka36911 ай бұрын
This was incredibly interesting and so historically important.
@bensirach358611 ай бұрын
What a fascinating group! The way they conduct themselves in worship and ethics does remind me strongly of rules laid out in some Theravada Vinaya texts.
@rebmedina283511 ай бұрын
I love your clear explanations and understandings of the old times
@theeccentrictripper386311 ай бұрын
Considering what we do have on Buddhists and Buddhism from a Western perspective is mostly coming from Hellenistic-era sources in the Far East can we assume that these missionaries to the West were fairly unsuccessful or even entirely misinterpreted? I'd be curious to know what, if any, reasoning there'd be for associating the Buddha with Isis but that's probably long lost to time. As always a great video Doc, I can already feel 2024's gonna be a wild year here on Esoterica
@Rynewulf8 ай бұрын
Maybe there was a perceived overlap or similarity of their powers and aspects? They were both literal parental figures associated with temples, mysticism, magic and healing. Perhaps the long distance descriptions or translations of Buddhism had an accidental parallel to the temple hierarchy of Isis or the mystery religion of Isis
@breakablehandlewithcare11 ай бұрын
Thank You 🙏 and for all your hard work in preparing this video presentation.🎉.
@lessismore447011 ай бұрын
Thanks. Greetings from Poland.
@lukeeastwood11 ай бұрын
Another excellent video, thanks for your hard work!
@dianereneemacdonell104611 ай бұрын
Thank 😊 you 🙏
@Jav2xerWilliam11 ай бұрын
Really interesting subject,those ancient Buddhists are so....quiet.thanks again good sir✌
@ramyafennell461511 ай бұрын
This was amazing...I knew Buddhists were sent out of India and that discovery of the Buddha statue is mind-blowing. Theravada influence on early western monasticism....wow. Btw...I couldnt remember why the therapeutae were so familiar to me...then I remembered how many years ago I had studied the work of Australian historian and theologian Barbara Thiierring. I was sad that her analysis of the Dead Sea Scrolls and use of pesher was so thoroughly debunked by scholars. She seemed such a thorough and sincere woman. But if you read Jesus the Man now as a novel !..wow what a story...the Theraputae are there.
@StoneHerne11 ай бұрын
😃 Woao, this is amazing! Thank you for sharing, Dr. Sledge! 😃
@identityfor11 ай бұрын
you rule dr sledge. right up my alley. fascinating stuff.
@femalenoahthestreetoracle87111 ай бұрын
I love your studies…
@leeshiflett186311 ай бұрын
Interesting stuff as always!
@aminrodriguez470711 ай бұрын
Oooh Dr Sledge to the rescue, i am oh sick leave from work, friday, and a new esoterica video to study, awesomness, thanks Doc.
@jabr0nicus11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the knowledge! These videos are always bangin. When I become un-laid-off ill make sure I send in some support :)
@illegalwiretransfer145711 ай бұрын
Also I love the new intro video!
@oldstudent258711 ай бұрын
That they may have had a connection to Buddhism is possible, the primary building in early Buddhism was the vihara, which would correspond well to a monastery, and Buddhism has the distinction between practitioners at the viharas and "householders" (nivrtti and pravrtti). But I think the term Theravada (Elders) comes much later as a self-descriptive. Elsewhere in the 1st-2nd c. C.E. they were known as Hinayana (cf. in the north, Khotan, etc.).
@DennisProcopio-q1y11 ай бұрын
This confirms much of what I've read in books published by the Rosicrucian order.
@jamiegallier210611 ай бұрын
Appreciate all you share, thanks. ❤
@anja044911 ай бұрын
Never heard of Hyssop. Thank you!
@theslightlychippedmoon11 ай бұрын
I enjoyed this as usual, thank you!
@н.джед.т11 ай бұрын
The Buddhist connection is fascinating... The other side of the Lost Sutras of Jesus, I guess, when Nestorian monks influenced probably by Philo traveled to northwestern China and produced the Jingjiao Documents...
@memofromessex11 ай бұрын
Thanks for your fantastic video! :)
@liamredmill913411 ай бұрын
Fascinating connections and disconnections,,and architecture in peace times when people were free
@BobbieMercer-vb4pp11 ай бұрын
From your description , of eating habits , they must have been a malnourished bunch . interesting
@alimanski794111 ай бұрын
Any chance you'd consider releasing the audio of these videos as a podcast? Personally I think the content of this channel is a great fit for a podcast, and I don't think it would require any additional editing. It could also generate further revenue to support the channel.
@Ed-ym4tu11 ай бұрын
Do you know you can pay for KZbin premium and listen to any video as a podcast?
@EduNauta9511 ай бұрын
Interesting hook about Philo and the christian trinity, you are mayble planning a video on that?
@TheEsotericaChannel11 ай бұрын
Maybe !
@GalenRagna11 ай бұрын
incredible as always
@marasmiusgoldcrow674611 ай бұрын
Top notch as usual.!.
@samuelsmith582811 ай бұрын
Great as always
@changer128511 ай бұрын
This one is JUICY
@williammartinactor11 ай бұрын
Fascinating!!! Thankyou
@KTempestBradford11 ай бұрын
DUDE. This is all such cool info! I had no idea there were Buddhist missionaries in Egypt. And I had never heard of the Theraputae at all before. Do you happen to know if they were connected (more deeply than just being co-religionists) to the community that had the temple on Elaphantine island? I just saw a video about an ostracon found there that shows they had priestesses as well as priests that gave a bit of history on how they worshipped. Fascinating stuff. Thank you for being amazing and sharing this.
@martindavis1913Ай бұрын
@@KTempestBradford Hi, do you recall the name of the video you mentioned about priestesses at Eleohantine?
@KTempestBradfordАй бұрын
@martindavis1913 I don't, sorry 😞 I only recall that it had both Elephantine and priestess in the title and it was from an academic channel
@martindavis191328 күн бұрын
Hi, I found it and look forward to watching. Thanks for the tip…. fascinating. It seems there were two or three temples to YHWH outside of Jerusalem during the Second Temple period.
@KTempestBradford27 күн бұрын
@@martindavis1913 oh good! And yes, all of this is very intriguing.
@BojoPigeon11 ай бұрын
I had heard this group described as "Jewish Shakers" before, which struck me as very anachronistic. But, there were more points of similarity than I expected. Still anachronistic, though.
@lepke_311411 ай бұрын
thank you for this
@Allogenes-jd8uq11 ай бұрын
Great in-depth presentation! Two questions: Is it possible he Essenes and Therapeutae were geographically separate branches of the same sect? Did the Therapeutae practice any form of baptism?
@TheEsotericaChannel11 ай бұрын
Maybe / doubtful & no evidence of baptism, but they were Jewish (probably) and ritual immersion was/is important. Also living near the lake is salient. Who knows?
@Allogenes-jd8uq11 ай бұрын
Thanks for responding Justin! Is there any evidence the Therapeutic were practicing Merkabah mysticism?@@TheEsotericaChannel
@TheEsotericaChannel11 ай бұрын
No everything we know about them is from that one essay of Philo
@Innate.intelligence7711 ай бұрын
If humans understood the importance of being divinely guided & taped into their intuition,no matter what is their own belief system is based on ,they will precisely find the truth & nothing but the truth. Muslims,Jews & Christians we are finally humans ,designed perfectly by THE MOST HIGH ,MERCIFUL CREATOR { AL RAHMAN } 🙏🏽
@1ACL11 ай бұрын
Buddhist thought is very different.
@Innate.intelligence7711 ай бұрын
@@1ACL it’s about your true soul essence
@1ACL11 ай бұрын
buddhists dont believe in an eternal self existent soul.@@Innate.intelligence77
@BarbWiest11 ай бұрын
Hi,,just started watching,,I believe yes on curing ones own soul and yes on the combo faith as far as I feel,,great topics,now to your video thank you.
@shaneyaw454211 ай бұрын
Awesome video.
@theosophicalwatermelons818111 ай бұрын
Therapeutae giving speeches about Philosophy in their sleep? I have had recurring dreams where I'm giving analyses. In a recent one, a bearded old man at a storefront of what looked like a convenience store asked me what the nature of Capitalism was. I gave the Deleuzian explanation of Capital as "commerce made into a project of the State Apparatus", and he seemed pleased. No idea how this is significant, save that similar dreams have repeated twice now.
@marishistorycorner7 ай бұрын
hello professor, do you have a podcast by any chance? your videos are very podcastable (that's a good thing hehe) and I was wondering if you publish your work in podcast form as well. thanks so much, history student here who's a fan of uour work
@TheOrco4511 ай бұрын
Hey Dr. sledge, i enjoy your content a lot, and im sorry i dont have the means to contribute to the channel, but i was wondering if someday will you make a video on Meister Eckhart
@TheEsotericaChannel11 ай бұрын
Yep!
@Writhe_n_Shine11 ай бұрын
"Jewbu's" LMAO. I love syncretism so much.
@108grog11 ай бұрын
thANKHyou!! 🙏🏾💜
@trancepriest11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@Misandry10111 ай бұрын
Added to my religion playlist a minute and 42 seconds into it
@welcometonebalia11 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@timmolloyart11 ай бұрын
Fantastic!
@longcastle48638 ай бұрын
Their discomfort with the myths suggest the myths were drawn from a time and/or a place with a significantly different ethic.
@MrSomethingElse11 ай бұрын
For every cent of my student loan, I have learned ten times the worth from Dr Black Metal... If I ever get rich I'm going to buy this guy a trip to Norway and a bunch of concert tickets, such a fine educator. Sons of darkness raise your goats up!
@theTranscendentOnes11 ай бұрын
Superb, would almost call it somewhat Transcendental.
@matthewdavey606411 ай бұрын
JewBu's is my new favourite word. Bless you.
@jacobtracy784711 ай бұрын
Bujews! If you ever find yourself in Colorado, Boulder is the state capitol for it!
@1ACL11 ай бұрын
And Western Massachusetts, Upstate NY, too!
@deveranroof11 ай бұрын
i love the chopin intro, the neapolitan
@genghisgalahad846511 ай бұрын
Well before the intro sequence, I'm officially entranced by if not obsessed with the Therapeutae of Alexandria, Egypt! 🌌 📜!! Would the love of Philo's milieu make it a "philosophy"? This episode has been truly intellectually and loosely spiritually therapeutic! The richness and essentialism* (Essenes?) of this sect's precepts like a wellspring is edifying, I will say! 🎉 🌌 📜 📜⚕️to sleep perchance to dream, it seems! ✨️🎉 🌌 🍞💧🍯 🦗 🥋 📜 💃 (Footloose inspo?) 🧘♀️ 🧘♂️ 🪽 🫒 the Hellenized statue of Siddhartha so entrancing! Would love to study it! It's an eclectic cultural transition apropos to Greco-Egyptian milieu of the time, I believe. I'm not a docent. Esoterica has itself by way of Dr Justin Sledge has adjacently entered the Buddhist milieu! 🎉 what a time for Esoterica! 📜 🎉 📖 📚 Love the further study accessible book recommendations!! Scholarly, erudite, and democratic in the original sense! 🎉 📜 📖 📚 And the mention of that epic scroll from an epic episode is awesome!! And I admire their thoughtful transition into contemplative life!! And if an episode embodies the integrity and near monastic devotion to patient process and uncovering and what comes before leading to or perhaps inspiring what comes afterward, it would be this episode that is unparalleled in this regard! Apropos to monastic scholastics!
@illegalwiretransfer145711 ай бұрын
Also, because of you, my brother and I were talking last night like “fuck! Now we gotta learn Coptic so we can read thunder perfect mind in its OG script!”
@bleighhh10 ай бұрын
Ehi, just to help diffuse this kind of knowledge more, would you insert right away in every description who are you and your Académic title? It would help with the sceptics
@edwardanderson105311 ай бұрын
Its interesting how modern communities like the Quakers and syncretic Creole and Brasillian religions still have certain aspects of the Theraputae ceremonies. Also that most people have no idea that Buddhist missionaries were worldwide before and after the time of Jesus, of course the Indian texts about Jesus as "the King of Travelers" is given more weight with this possible link. Thanks and blessings.
@keyscook10 ай бұрын
Wonderful episode - historically interesting + got a good laugh on the term, "Jew-Booze" (though I prefer Jew-Buds) Thank you & Cheers from Seattle! 🍻
@RichardJamesStayAtHomeDad11 ай бұрын
Can you do a video on ancient homo species and their linkage to ancient text / history
@carlosjager491810 ай бұрын
Jewbus on top of it all, perfect stand up timing 😂 your work is pure gold!