Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 147: Heresy (Part 3)
Subtitle of this chapter : Master Yuan, who occasionally plays the role of an archaeologist
"Speaking of this first impact..."
Our Master Yuan took a deep breath and continued to explain: "The main reason is that Moses believed that he should learn from the monotheistic beliefs of the ancient Hebrews and create a very strict religious precepts to regulate human thoughts and behaviors."
"He claimed that there are many benefits to doing so. Of course, the most important one is that it can prevent people from exploring magic and coming into contact with the Old Ones."
"You also know that the first of the Ten Commandments is not to worship gods other than Jehovah. Now you understand. This is to prevent people from worshiping those 'evil gods '. I have to say that if humans can really act in this way, the chances of 'aliens' appearing will indeed be much less."
"But some members strongly opposed this approach. They worried that even though there was no such thing as Jehovah... well, that thing , there was a very real possibility that an 'alien' would use Jehovah's name, which would cause serious trouble. So a heated debate ensued between the two sides."
"Unfortunately, their verbal battle turned into a real fight."
"Even more unfortunately, this conflict that affected the entire Cairo has split our SCP Foundation in two."
"Moses led his supporters and his tribe to his homeland of Canaan. The other side forced Ramses II to send troops to hunt them down. Of course, these armies also failed in the end."
"Well, all these events are recorded in the Book of Exodus, but someone confused or tampered with the causes and processes."
"So, theoretically speaking, Judaism is also a branch of our SCP Foundation..."
After hearing such a "secret", the two Jews couldn't help but take a big sip of whiskey to calm their confused minds. Yuan Yanshu was very considerate and gave them another glass.
"Thank you." The Grand Mage took the wine glass and couldn't help asking, "Mr. Yuan, what happened next?"
"Mr. Einstein, what happened next..." The expression on the Grey Knight's face became a little embarrassed.
He thought for a moment, then said carefully: "We found that Elder Moses's idea is correct. This religion is really effective and can indeed suppress the emergence of 'foreign objects'. However..."
"But what?" Weizmann, who was very knowledgeable and curious about the history of ancient Israel, asked immediately.
Master Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "But we also found that Moses' opponents were also right. Since the advent of Judaism, 'aliens' claiming to be the Messiah have popped up every now and then, which is really annoying."
"Mr. Yuan, you mean..." the great magician said with a hint of understanding.
The Grey Knight spread his hands and said, "Mr. Einstein, you are correct. That person is also an alien, and his mother might also be an alien. Otherwise, how could a human be born from a virgin?"
"So the Sadducees and Pharisees wanted to kill him, and of course we, the members of the SCP Foundation, helped them."
Weizmann's face twisted as he said, "Mr. Yuan, you're not saying..."
"That's right. Judas, who betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, and the unknown Roman soldier holding the Spear of Longinus are members of our organization..."
Einstein suddenly drank a large glass of whiskey in one gulp, put the empty glass on the table with a "bang", and said solemnly: "Evidence!"
With his eyes piercing, he raised his voice and said, "Mr. Yuan, do you have any evidence?!"
"Mr. Einstein, do you want evidence?" Master Yuan nodded and said, "OK, if you want evidence, I will give it to you."
He turned and walked into the bedroom, and when he came out he was holding a map in his hand.
“Swish!”
Yuan Yan suddenly unfolded the map on the coffee table. The two Jews took a closer look and realized that it was a map of the Middle East of Nagada, their Jewish hometown.
Master Yuan pointed with his finger and asked, "Do you know where this place is?"
"Dead Sea!" The two of them gave the answer immediately without even a second's consideration.
Yuan Yan nodded suddenly, pointed to the northwest of the Dead Sea and said, "What about here?"
Weizmann, who was more familiar with the geography of the Middle East, replied: "This should be the desert of Kiber-Qumran."
"Very good, Mr. Weizmann." Master Yuan nodded and said, "Around the year 1 AD, the descendants of the SCP members who followed Moses to leave lived in the caves in the wilderness of Kiber-Qumran near the Dead Sea. Oh, you call them the Essenes."
The Essenes were also called the "Hermit Sect". In fact, they, together with the Sadducees, Pharisees and Zealots mentioned above, were the four major sects of Judaism at that time.
To use a loose analogy, the Sadducees were the highest-ranking ruling group, the Pharisees were relatively wealthy fundamentalists, and the Essenes were hermits. The Zealots, like the Protoss forks in StarCraft, were naturally militant.
"According to our organization's records, in 70 AD, the Roman Empire, which was at its peak, occupied Jerusalem and burned down your Jewish temple. Against this backdrop, a large part of the precious books of our SCP Foundation and you Jews were stored there. Later, it became the base of the Kokhba Uprising in 135 AD."
"So there should be quite a lot of first-hand historical documents preserved there..."
"If you really want evidence, you can send someone to look for it there. After all, this is also the legacy of your ancestors."
That’s right, what he asked Weizmann and Einstein to find were the famous Dead Sea Scrolls.
In the original timeline, this "greatest archaeological discovery of the 20th century" was not discovered until 1947. But now...
"Hahaha, I'm listening, I'm listening too much. You are such a bold thinker, little guy!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."
"By the way, put the copy of the Hera Sutra there as well."
"The Book of Hera?! Even the gods would regard you as the only true God after reading the Book of Hera... Your Majesty, is this okay? No, no, it won't make any big news, right?"
"DO NOT WORRY! My apostle. It's just a replica, and this is a world without demons. At most... there won't be any major chaos. Besides, as my apostle, isn't it your responsibility to spread my faith? I'll give you a little reward later, okay?"
"Since your majesty has said so, I have no choice but to do as you say."
Our Master Yuan took out a handkerchief to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, and mourned in his heart for those poor archaeologists.
