Here are the links I used in today’s show:

THE ISSUE:

Beyond Ishtar: The Tradition of Eggs at Easter Don’t believe every meme you encounter.

How Easter replaced the biblical Passover

The Church Jesus established observed the biblical Passover on the 14th of Nisan for the first 200 years of its existence. And it was only after significant political pressure that most Christian congregations changed the date of this observance to what is now called Easter Sunday.

GENERAL BACKGROUND

Ishtar Mesopotamian goddess

Goddess Ishtar: The Mesopotamian Goddess of Love, Sex, and War

What Is the Difference between Easter and Ishtar?

Inanna Goddess of the Heavens: 13 Ways to Work With Her

SERIOUS HANDLING OF THE SUBJECT:

Who was the Queen of Heaven and did she really dip eggs in the blood of infants? Jeremiah 7 in Context

WWIE? (What Would Ishtar Eat?) Baking Cakes for the Queen of Heaven: Jeremiah 7 in Context Part 2

Who was Tammuz and why (and when) were the women weeping for him? Ez 8 from the Ancient Near Eastern Context.