Cyrus the Messiah
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
One of the more surprising discoveries of my journey to Iran told in WHERE GOD WAS BORN the role of Cyrus the Great as the messiah of the prophets. He was the only non-Israelite in the entire Hebrew Bible to earn that distinction. He did so in large part because he was the first leader to respect different faiths and to allow his conquered people to worship their own Gods. A friend who helped arrange my two trips to Iran in the last few years sent me the link to this clip about Cyrus and Ancient Persia. If you've read this chapter in WHERE GOD WAS BORN or saw me discussing this issue with Bob Wright over at bloggingheads.tv, you might enjoy seeing the visuals (look beyond the odd posture of the host!).
Posted by B Feiler at 11:54 PM
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