The Two Babylons root "*aus-", meaning "dawn," potentially by way of . "Ishtar" is a Semitic name of uncertain etymology, possibly taken from the same root as Assyria, or from a semitic word meaning "to irrigate." Hislop ultimately claimed to trace Catholic doctrines back to the worship of Nimrod, asserting that the Roman Catholic Church represented Whore of Babylon of the Book of Revelation and that "the Pope himself is truly and properly the lineal representative of Belshazzar". He claimed that the Christogram IHS, the first three Greek letters in the name of Jesus, represented Latin characters standing for Isis, Horus and Seb.
Crumbs from the Table of Joy regional productions in the US, including Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, March 5–30, 1996 and Crossroads Theater Company, New Brunswick, New Jersey in March 1998. It was produced at Center Stage, Baltimore, Maryland, from May 5 - June 11, 2006 It ran at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, from June 6–25, 2006. The play takes place in Brooklyn in 1950. An African- American man, Godfrey Crump, grieving over his wife's death, finds new meaning in religion. He moves his family, Ernestine, a 17-year-old and Ermina, 15 years old, from Florida to Brooklyn. Their Aunt Lily espouses Communist sentiments and Godfrey's new