Before Jesus: The Ancient Eshu Archetype Hidden in Biblical Stories

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Before Jesus: The Ancient Eshu Archetype Hidden in Biblical Narratives

Long before the emergence of Christianity, ancient African civilizations had already developed powerful spiritual archetypes that shaped morality, prophecy, and divine communication. In this episode of Yoruba Abrahamic, we explore the ancient Eshu (Èṣù / Esu) archetype within Yoruba Ifa tradition and examine how many roles, symbols, and narrative functions later associated with Biblical Jesus closely resemble this much older African spiritual framework.

Yoruba Abrahamic uses Afrocentric historical research, comparative theology, and linguistic analysis to investigate how African knowledge systems influenced Biblical narratives long before European reinterpretation and colonial religious framing.

In this Yoruba Abrahamic documentary-style analysis, we examine:

The role of Eshu as divine messenger, moral enforcer, and intermediary in Yoruba Ifa tradition

Biblical passages describing the actions, titles, and symbolic roles attributed to Jesus
Parallels in behavior, authority, symbolism, and spiritual function

Linguistic connections between Èṣù, Esu, Ieshu, Iesus, and early Biblical transliterations

How African prophetic archetypes may have been reframed and recontextualized in later religious texts

Why certain historical and archaeological questions surrounding Jesus remain debated outside theological doctrine

This Yoruba Abrahamic episode does not attack faith or belief systems. Instead, it offers a comparative historical inquiry into how African civilizations contributed foundational spiritual ideas that later appeared in global religious traditions.

This video is Part 1 of the Yoruba Abrahamic Eshu series.
Part 2, coming soon on Yoruba Abrahamic, will examine how Eshu was later reinterpreted as “Satan” or “the Devil” during colonial expansion, missionary influence, and the demonization of African spirituality.

Yoruba Abrahamic is a historical and educational channel dedicated to exploring the deep connections between ancient Yoruba civilization (Ile-Ife and Oyo) and Biblical and Quranic traditions, using Afrocentric scholarship, oral history, Ifa philosophy, and African-centered analysis.

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