Spartans sons of Abraham?

[LionStrong]

I was reading the Book of Maccabbees (I and II) over shabbat and in it there is a letter written to Sparta to ask for peace, goodwill and friendship.

In the reply letter back from Sparta, they affirm everlasting peace and friendship, and say that the Jewish people are Kin of Sparta for they are the children of Abraham.

Does anyone know what this means, or how Sparta knows this, or what they mean by it?

Chapter 12 verse 20-23 of the Book of Maccabees I

"Arius, king of the Spartans, sends greetings to Onias, the chief priest. It has been found in a writing concerning the Spartans and Jews, that they are a kinsmen, and that they are descended from Abraham. Now since we have learned this, please write us about your welfare. We for our part write you that your cattle and property are ours and ours are yours. So we command them to report to you to this effect."
According to one reading of Josephus, Josephus makes the same claim:

"Areus, King of the Lacedemonians, to Onias, sendeth greeting ... we have discovered that both the Jews and the Lacedemonians (Spartans) are of one stock, and are derived from the kindred of Abraham ... This letter is four-square; and the seal is an eagle, with a dragon in his claws"(Ant.12:4:10).

 

[matmohair1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laconophilia

http://archive.worldhistoria.com/were-spartans-jewish_topic4502_page1.html

 

[Captured Joe]

I miss Ancalimon.

 

[Tancred_de_Houdan]

I heard tell that the Chukchi peoples are related to Africans.

I have no clue about all this, but I'll voice my opinion/guess:

Considering that Greek letters (as are Latin) are basically Phoenician doodles - I would assume that this kinship is to do with something completely different.
So alphabetically they are bruthas.

Or

Also considering all this mythology - they're probably saying "We is like.. humans and ****, innit."
Rather a figure of speech.

 

[Roach XI the Magnificent]

I miss Ancalimon.

Spartans were Turks. Satisfied?

 

[Untitled.]

Was Abraham a Turk though?

If not, the Spartans could be the missing link between Abraham and the Turks!!!

 

[Captured Joe]

I miss Ancalimon.

Spartans were Turks. Satisfied?

Almost. Some ridiculous arguments would be nice.

 

[matmohair1]

Spoiler

 

[rebelknight]

Spoiler

 

[Scuba Steve]

http://books.google.ca/books?id=24JRAeGc5xAC&pg=PA63&lpg=PA63&dq=spartans+on+jews+sources&source=bl&ots=TRmFk5jh7H&sig=ndXsWMwcLFM-AQJkNTATZBGkPJw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=X3wLT42gG8LW0QG2_63rBQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=spartans%20on%20jews%20sources&f=false

It might be enlightening to read this.

 

[LionStrong]

http://books.google.ca/books?id=24JRAeGc5xAC&pg=PA63&lpg=PA63&dq=spartans+on+jews+sources&source=bl&ots=TRmFk5jh7H&sig=ndXsWMwcLFM-AQJkNTATZBGkPJw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=X3wLT42gG8LW0QG2_63rBQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=spartans%20on%20jews%20sources&f=false

It might be enlightening to read this.

Yes, very interesting

 

[Dansk viking]

Just to go along with Motmohair's books. 

Spoiler

Also: http://home.swipnet.se/~w-93783/webshop/deblek.html#engsum

 

[crodio]

Tried to look up that book on my home's bible just to find out that it's not there
Why do i have a protestant bible if no one in my family is protestant?

 

[LionStrong]

If your talking about "Scandinavian Secrets. The Hebrew Code of the Runes" I don't know why you were looking in the bible for it, but you can buy it here, although I don't know why anyone would buy that b llsh!t especially for 25$.

anyway I believe this is the back of "Jesus king of edessa"

Spoiler

This is it. This is the book that will end Christianity as we know it. Sorry about that, but every deceit eventually unravels and comes to an inglorious end, and the deceit known as Christianity is no exception to this rule. And it is merely fortuitous that this is all happening in the run-up to the 2,000th anniversary of Jesus’ true birth-date in AD 14.

In fact, this book not only proves that the Catholic Church deliberately set out to deceive its followers, it also proves that they were simultaneously mocking and laughing at their own gullible followers, for not realising that they were being..... Heres the link: http://www.fourcornersmagazine.com/sedonaconsciousmag/jesus-king-of-edessa/

 

[Untitled.]

If your talking about "Scandinavian Secrets. The Hebrew Code of the Runes" I don't know why you were looking in the bible for it, but you can buy it here, although I don't know why anyone would buy that b llsh!t especially for 25$.

I think he thought it was one of the books of the Bible, which is not the case. It's not even apocryphal, it's a modern book written by some tinfoil-wearing dude.

 

[NikeBG]

He obviously means the Book(s) of the Maccabbees, mentioned in the OP, which are indeed not present in Protestant Bibles (due to being non-canonical/apocryphal).

 

[crodio]

He obviously means the Book(s) of the Maccabbees, mentioned in the OP, which are indeed not present in Protestant Bibles (due to being non-canonical/apocryphal).

Yep Nike it seems that the Bible i have at home is a Reina Valera. Nobody in my familiy claims to be the one who brought it home so maybe God wants me to be Evangelical 

 

[LionStrong]

He obviously means the Book(s) of the Maccabbees, mentioned in the OP, which are indeed not present in Protestant Bibles (due to being non-canonical/apocryphal).

that explains my confusion

 

[Bromden]

Spoiler

The title says:
The Hungarian Jesus
And the lost tribes of Israel

 

[Untitled.]

Maybe we're all Jews. And by extension, Turks. The extent of the Jewish diaspora just hasn't been known.