3.8.2001
 
LOST TRIBES - Japan.. Amazing. It seems that Japan has been influenced by Israeli traditions and religion from ancient times. In this well written (if not a bit one sided) essay, Arimasa Kubo points out the similarities from a ceremony re-enacting Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son, to the tengu's "tora no maki" which translates to "scroll of the tora", to the near-similar crests of the royal family and the gate of Herod. Absolutely intriguing...

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