I am Dr. Jordan B Peterson, U of T Professor, clinical psychologist, author of 12 Rules for Life and Maps of Meaning, and creator of The Self Authoring Suite. Ask me anything!

Greetings, Dr. Peterson! As someone who clearly takes the bible seriously, what do you think of the prospect that the bible is actually a history book, and that some of the true descendants of the Israelites are actually the so-called African Americans? They were scattered elsewhere amongst all nations of course, but when you read Deuteronomy 28, does this not seem to point directly to the "African American" people and the issues they still face today? Furthermore, if you read Revelation 2:9, it says "I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan." - which insinuates that the people we know as Jews today as not the true/original Jews. There's a ton of evidence, both secular and biblical, supporting this, so what would your take on all of this be?

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