Originally posted by: fishjie
Originally posted by: Nemesis 1
Originally posted by: fishjie
no the bible is highly inaccurate as a historical tool. it contains tons of anachronisms, the archaeological evidence does NOT back it up, and there are tons of miracles in there. read the bible unearthed to see how archaeology shows that there was no exodus, no wandering for 40 years in sinai, how david and solomon's kingdoms were tiny and weak, and so on.
Actually the old testment amounts to the History of the Jewish people. The way its told is differant than anyother peoples. The Jews constantly putting themselves in a bad light. As far as history goes I trust the Jews more than anyother group.
Here is Ammo for non-believers.
What sin did Moses Commit in the dessert. Now read the Revelations of Paul.
Either God Changed or Paul is not whom you believe him to be its that simple. THE sin of Moses . What was it. How many times did Paul commit this sin . Many many times he did. Read the Revelation of Paul open your eyes. Read Peters Revelation . Than ask why they picked and choose who made the Big book.
wtf are you babbling about. moses disobeyed god. he was barred from the holy land as a result. paul didn't write revelations, "john" did.
again, it is not a history, as the evidence shows plenty of errors.
Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
Originally posted by: fishjie
no the bible is highly inaccurate as a historical tool. it contains tons of anachronisms, the archaeological evidence does NOT back it up, and there are tons of miracles in there. read the bible unearthed to see how archaeology shows that there was no exodus, no wandering for 40 years in sinai, how david and solomon's kingdoms were tiny and weak, and so on.
That's funny. I, on the other hand, have seen a multitude of archaeological evidence corroborating the Biblical accounts. Mostly from photos and lectures from a guy who made many trips to the Holy Land to study archaeology. Maybe this book you read willfully misinterpreted evidence and left some out. Try reading something that isn't aimed at concealing truth. Remember, secular sources fear the truth about Jesus and are close-minded. You're more likely to get openness on biblical evidence from Christian sources.
In reality there's all kinds of Egyptian records and paintings of the plagues; each plague was designed by God to illustrate the powerlessness/non-existence of a specific Egyptian god or goddess.
In regard to the exodus it appears the fleeing Israelites crossed the present day Persian Gulf rather than the Red Sea. Solomon (?) erected stone pillars marking the crossing point on either shore which stood till recent years when the local government removed them to a museum for safe-keeping. Plus, searches of the sea floor between those two points turned up human bones, horse bones, and gold chariot wheels. So the 40 years of desert wandering probably took place in Saudi Arabia rather than the Sinai Peninsula and the famous Mt. Sinai may be in Saudi Arabia. Seriously, the Sinai Peninsula is a little small to be lost for 40 years no?
there is no evidence. show me some. that's not from a biased xtian source. that's hilarious that you argue that there is a huge conspiracy among archaeologists and scientists that they try to conceal truth. you are presupposing that the bible is true, instead of approaching it with a neutral mindset. you should examine the evidence first before deciding to believe in something, not the other way around. the way you do it, you think any evidence contrary to the bible must be false and part of a conspiracy.
maybe you should stop reading biased christian accounts that willfully lie in order to spread the gospel. evolution is a huge conspiracy by scientists because they fear jesus. or maybe they want to find out the truth about how the world works, instead of believing that an outdated book written thousands of years ago is a good source of info.
there is no archaeological evidence from 40 years of wandering in sinai. you can get a pretty accurate date of when it happens because the bible specifies how many generations ago the exodus happened. based on those same verses, you can determine who the pharaoh was when joseph was there. again, no evidence.