I didn't think of this as a magic course when I said Jason's was my first, because I only really learned mysticism, not so much magic, but I did also do the BOTA (Builders of the Adytum) correspondence course when I was like 16 or 17 (1995ish), which was helpful, and I learned a lot from it, but not so much magic.
The Book of Kings, most scholars agree, was originally composed in the 7th century BCE, and crystalized in the form we know it today in the mid 6th century BCE.
I said there was a brief war of conquest when Solomon came to the throne, but I meant a brief was of succession - which pitted the' more progressive Solomon, Nathan, and Batsheva against the more conservative military and the first-born son, Adonijah.
It's really interesting that AB says he was taught that Koholet (Ecclesiastes) main message is "eat, drink, and praise G-d", because what Torah actually says is "eat, drink, and be joyful", from Koholet 8:16 - ושבחתי אני את־השמחה אשר אין־טוב לאדם תחת השמש כי אם־לאכל ולשתות ולשמוח והוא ילונו בעמלו ימי חייו אשר־נתן־לו האלהים תחת השמש - "So I commended mirth, that a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry, and that this should accompany him in his labour all the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun."
My bad. Not in Proverbs - in the Book of Wisdom 8:2 - אהבתיה חפשתיה מנעורי. שאלתי לקחתה לכלה חולה אהבה הייתי ביפיה: - "She [Wisdom] has been my love. I courted her when I was young and wanted to make her my bride. I fell in love with her beauty."
In this thread, I'll make some notes and corrections as I listen.
I didn't think of this as a magic course when I said Jason's was my first, because I only really learned mysticism, not so much magic, but I did also do the BOTA (Builders of the Adytum) correspondence course when I was like 16 or 17 (1995ish), which was helpful, and I learned a lot from it, but not so much magic.
The Book of Kings, most scholars agree, was originally composed in the 7th century BCE, and crystalized in the form we know it today in the mid 6th century BCE.
I said there was a brief war of conquest when Solomon came to the throne, but I meant a brief was of succession - which pitted the' more progressive Solomon, Nathan, and Batsheva against the more conservative military and the first-born son, Adonijah.
It's really interesting that AB says he was taught that Koholet (Ecclesiastes) main message is "eat, drink, and praise G-d", because what Torah actually says is "eat, drink, and be joyful", from Koholet 8:16 - ושבחתי אני את־השמחה אשר אין־טוב לאדם תחת השמש כי אם־לאכל ולשתות ולשמוח והוא ילונו בעמלו ימי חייו אשר־נתן־לו האלהים תחת השמש - "So I commended mirth, that a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry, and that this should accompany him in his labour all the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun."
My bad. Not in Proverbs - in the Book of Wisdom 8:2 - אהבתיה חפשתיה מנעורי. שאלתי לקחתה לכלה חולה אהבה הייתי ביפיה: - "She [Wisdom] has been my love. I courted her when I was young and wanted to make her my bride. I fell in love with her beauty."