bible, theology February 25, 2024

Hebrews 2:7 "made man a little lower than the Elohim. Who is he referring to when he says ‘man’ and when he says ‘Elohim’?

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"…made man a little lower than the Elohim." Who is he referring to when he says ‘man’ and who is he referring to when he says ‘Elohim’?
Could this verse be speaking about two completely different races i.e. Neolithic peoples compared to Homo Sapiens? Is this from the perspective of the Sumerian Neolithic race who say that the Homo Sapian race are their ‘gods’ and who refer to them as ‘Elohim’ whilst referring to themselves as ‘man’?
Should we see this verse from a different perspective which recognizes that primitive man saw himself as ‘man’ or slaves and saw Homo Sapiens as ‘gods’?
I refer here to the original indigenous occupants of Mesopotamia (the cradle of civilization) who lived in this area for tens of thousands of years before the arrival of Homo Sapiens.

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What were the wise men?

Matthew 2 recounts the visit of the wise men to the nativity:

2:1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, wise men 4 from the East came to Jerusalem 2 saying, “Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

As they brought three gifts, western tradition numbers them at three (though some Eastern traditions, especially Syriac, count twelve).

The only indication of origin in the text is that they came from the East. Tradition holds they were kings. Matthew calls them μάγοι. This is often translated as “wise men” or transliterated as “magi.” The notes from the NET Bible state, “The Greek term magi here describes a class of wise men and priests who were astrologers (L&N 32.40).” What does it mean that they were “wise men”? Was this an official title in the Eastern realms or more of an honorific? What more has been learned of such “priests and astrologers”?