By: Marshall Ramsey II, Worthy News U.S. Correspondent
KOTOSH, Peru (WorthyNews) -- Templo de Las Manos Cruzadas, or Temple of the Crossed Hands, is believed by some to be one of the oldest temples in Peru, and the Americas, dating back to about 2000 B.C.
Kotosh appears to be a blanket term applying to any temple or pyramidal structure made from stone. In fact, the word Kotosh in Quechua means "heap of stones."
The first site was discovered at Kotosh archaeological site near Huanuco, Peru. The Kotosh Religious Tradition existed in Peru between 2300 B.C. to 1200 B.C. in what is known as the Late Archaic period. The people who lived there were very similar to people of today. They "cultivated crops, used marine resources, built permanent settlements and multistoreyed ceremonial buildings." Other sites have been found at Shillacoto, Waira-jirca, Huaricoto, La Galgada and Piruru.
Upon seeing the name Kotosh, it reminded me of the Hebrew words Qodesh and Qadesh. Qodesh means apartness, holiness, sacredness. This certainly reflects what is intended by these temple structures, a thing consecrated, especially to a deity.
Using etymology to investigate the temple further, one comes up with the following information: Shillacoto: roughly translated meaning "protected throne" (Spanish silla, meaning 'seat,' and coto, meaning 'reserve') - Temples are typically seen as the throne room for deities, access to them being greatly restricted except to a reserve few, like a high priest, such as the Aaronites of the Bible. These temples often had guards posted in order to protect the temple from attack. It is from the temple where humans get their instructions from the particular deity, real or imagined, they worship, as in the cases mentioned in the Old Testament (Torah for Jews) of the Bible; Waira-jirca: "God come to earth; God in flesh" (Quechua wayra, meaning 'wind,' and Old Greek ge, meaning 'earth' and ergos, meaning 'work') - This is a direct relationship to the Lord Jesus Christ - God come to earth; God come in flesh; Huaricoto: king/descendant of the king of the south army (using huari as a variation of Juarez, meaning 'son of Suero(south army),' and coto, meaning 'throne') - This again is a reference to Jesus Christ found in what are believed to be pagan religions. The particular references mentioned are Jesus being King of kings and son (descendant) of David, who ruled over the armies of Israel, Judah being located in southern Israel and south of Heaven; La Galgada: place of a skull, and/or, place of death of the head - This refers to the Lord Jesus bruising the head of the serpent, a.k.a. Satan, the Lord's own death and him being head of the church, which is called the body of Christ; Piruru: many devils (believed to be a plural form of the Finnish piru, meaning 'devil') - It was at the cross where the Lord Jesus defeated the devil, purchasing our redemption.
As future discoveries are made, many more links to the Bible, and especially Jesus Christ, may be found. Keep looking.
http://www.messagetoeagle.com/crossedhandsoldest.php#.VMj519ddXTg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotosh_Religious_Tradition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotosh
http://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/hebrew/nas/qodesh.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadesh_%28Israel%29
http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-bible-text/Ge-6.html
http://www.spanishcentral.com/translate/silla
http://www.spanishcentral.com/translate/coto
http://www.first-names-meanings.com/names/name-WAYRA.html
http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Jirca
http://surnames.meaning-of-names.com/juarez/
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+6%3A15%2CRevelation+17%3A14%2CRevelation+19%3A16&version=KJV
http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Matthew-Chapter-1/
http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Luke-18-38/
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+3&version=KJV
https://www.google.com/search?q=map+of+ancient+Israel&es_sm=122&tbm=isch&imgil=a2MgPlBLINk6zM%253A%253BEjuWAB23DyCXrM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.zionism-israel.com%25252Fmaps%25252FCanaan_after_conquest.htm&source=iu&pf=m&fir=a2MgPlBLINk6zM%253A%252CEjuWAB23DyCXrM%252C_&usg=__854Keuk99zx97tpubebG2AylW48%3D&biw=1024&bih=677&ved=0CDEQyjc&ei=m2PjVIrXIIHmgwS8u4GADw
http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Golgotha.html#.VONkpNddXUs
http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-bible-text/Ge-3.html
http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-bible-text/Joh-19.html
http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-bible-text/Eph-5.html
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/piru
http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-bible-text/Joh-12.html
http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-bible-text/Joh-16.html
KOTOSH, Peru (WorthyNews) -- Templo de Las Manos Cruzadas, or Temple of the Crossed Hands, is believed by some to be one of the oldest temples in Peru, and the Americas, dating back to about 2000 B.C.
Kotosh appears to be a blanket term applying to any temple or pyramidal structure made from stone. In fact, the word Kotosh in Quechua means "heap of stones."
The first site was discovered at Kotosh archaeological site near Huanuco, Peru. The Kotosh Religious Tradition existed in Peru between 2300 B.C. to 1200 B.C. in what is known as the Late Archaic period. The people who lived there were very similar to people of today. They "cultivated crops, used marine resources, built permanent settlements and multistoreyed ceremonial buildings." Other sites have been found at Shillacoto, Waira-jirca, Huaricoto, La Galgada and Piruru.
Upon seeing the name Kotosh, it reminded me of the Hebrew words Qodesh and Qadesh. Qodesh means apartness, holiness, sacredness. This certainly reflects what is intended by these temple structures, a thing consecrated, especially to a deity.
Using etymology to investigate the temple further, one comes up with the following information: Shillacoto: roughly translated meaning "protected throne" (Spanish silla, meaning 'seat,' and coto, meaning 'reserve') - Temples are typically seen as the throne room for deities, access to them being greatly restricted except to a reserve few, like a high priest, such as the Aaronites of the Bible. These temples often had guards posted in order to protect the temple from attack. It is from the temple where humans get their instructions from the particular deity, real or imagined, they worship, as in the cases mentioned in the Old Testament (Torah for Jews) of the Bible; Waira-jirca: "God come to earth; God in flesh" (Quechua wayra, meaning 'wind,' and Old Greek ge, meaning 'earth' and ergos, meaning 'work') - This is a direct relationship to the Lord Jesus Christ - God come to earth; God come in flesh; Huaricoto: king/descendant of the king of the south army (using huari as a variation of Juarez, meaning 'son of Suero(south army),' and coto, meaning 'throne') - This again is a reference to Jesus Christ found in what are believed to be pagan religions. The particular references mentioned are Jesus being King of kings and son (descendant) of David, who ruled over the armies of Israel, Judah being located in southern Israel and south of Heaven; La Galgada: place of a skull, and/or, place of death of the head - This refers to the Lord Jesus bruising the head of the serpent, a.k.a. Satan, the Lord's own death and him being head of the church, which is called the body of Christ; Piruru: many devils (believed to be a plural form of the Finnish piru, meaning 'devil') - It was at the cross where the Lord Jesus defeated the devil, purchasing our redemption.
As future discoveries are made, many more links to the Bible, and especially Jesus Christ, may be found. Keep looking.
http://www.messagetoeagle.com/crossedhandsoldest.php#.VMj519ddXTg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotosh_Religious_Tradition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotosh
http://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/hebrew/nas/qodesh.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadesh_%28Israel%29
http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-bible-text/Ge-6.html
http://www.spanishcentral.com/translate/silla
http://www.spanishcentral.com/translate/coto
http://www.first-names-meanings.com/names/name-WAYRA.html
http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Jirca
http://surnames.meaning-of-names.com/juarez/
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+6%3A15%2CRevelation+17%3A14%2CRevelation+19%3A16&version=KJV
http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Matthew-Chapter-1/
http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Luke-18-38/
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+3&version=KJV
https://www.google.com/search?q=map+of+ancient+Israel&es_sm=122&tbm=isch&imgil=a2MgPlBLINk6zM%253A%253BEjuWAB23DyCXrM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.zionism-israel.com%25252Fmaps%25252FCanaan_after_conquest.htm&source=iu&pf=m&fir=a2MgPlBLINk6zM%253A%252CEjuWAB23DyCXrM%252C_&usg=__854Keuk99zx97tpubebG2AylW48%3D&biw=1024&bih=677&ved=0CDEQyjc&ei=m2PjVIrXIIHmgwS8u4GADw
http://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Golgotha.html#.VONkpNddXUs
http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-bible-text/Ge-3.html
http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-bible-text/Joh-19.html
http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-bible-text/Eph-5.html
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/piru
http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-bible-text/Joh-12.html
http://av1611.com/kjbp/kjv-bible-text/Joh-16.html
You can't just assign your own interpretation to actual words in another language. If you did any kind of real research you would see the true site name meanings in Quechua. You also have to keep in mind that these cultures lived 5000 + years in the past and we are not entirely sure that these are the names they ascribed to their sites/temples. Later Quechua speaking peoples' who settled in the areas would have assigned names to locales on their landscapes. The original site names/language may be lost to us. Getting back to my first point however, in the actual native language (Quechua) where these sites are located Koto (or Coto) literally means "mound of earth" or "reunion place/place of gathering." Piruru means "spindle whorl" and refers specifically to the description of concentric circles. Jirca in quechua means "hill" or mountain peak, and Huari means "sacred" or "revered." Bellybutton in Quechua is "Poopoo" which is what I think this work is, a big ole pile of poopoos!
ReplyDeleteHave a good day, and please for the love of your Jesus god, read a book on the subject matter before you pretend to be an expert on things people have dedicated their lives to understanding! These people had their own gods and deities who they still worship and love today, so don't insult them by putting your god over theirs, the temples were built to their sacred ancestors, mountain spirits, the sun, the moon, and local deities. Not to Jesus.
Sincerely,
An archaeologist who actually works at Kotosh period sites and has found no sign or connection to your lord and savior.
1) I didn't assign my own interpretation of these words. I looked up the meanings of these words first. 2) It is a known fact that all the world's languages stem from a single root language originating in the Middle East, so what I did was entirely proper from a scientific point of view. 3) All scientific discovery is built upon what is already known. If something is not known, a best guess is made until something better is found. My work is again justified by science.
ReplyDeleteI think your problem is that you are a Jesus hater and cannot stand the fact that someone was justifying and exalting him over those false nature deities.
Not a Jesus hater, only wanting you to understand that people worshiped (and worship) Gods other than the Christian one. The are not false nature deities. They are real to the people who believe in them. Just as Jesus is real to you. It is offensive to take that away from what other people believe just because you believe differently. These sites were built to Andean gods by Andean peoples. Most of your research is flat out wrong and misdirected. The meanings of the words you looked up are not in the native language of these sites. I have offered up the true meanings in Quechua. My problem is I can't stand when people put their own ethnocentric views over those of other people and cultures and do not give fair credit where credit is due.
ReplyDeleteYou got schooled, admit it. You weren't expecting someone to put you in your place and you got schooled.
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