I will go with Ryan McBeth’s probable conclusion, regarding the authenticity of the passion question. But he lacks understanding of what the map is actually showing. I explained it to him in a comment. The map of looks very similar to one used by non-religious/atheist Zionists of the late 19th and early 20th century. It’s based on some misreadings and misapplications of the biblically-defined extent of the “Promised Land.” For example, it takes a certain reference to a river is applying to the Nile, rather than to a seasonal wadi in the Sinai. Also, it extends Israel all along the Euphrates river, when only part of that river is to be the border. See below. It would be proper to say, “Promised Land of Israel,” as those promises to Abraham were passed down to Israel. It would not be anachronistic. In short, the biblical borders read correctly from Numbers 34 basically include much of the western third of the Fertile Crescent. It’s the current state of Israel, including Gaza and t...
