In ancient wall, scholar sees proof for Bible
I can just hear my JW relatives say "See, the bible is really accurate!" So now I'll have to listen to another lecture on Adam/Eve/Snakes/Paradise/DoomDoomDoom....
Darth Fader
In ancient wall, scholar sees proof for Bible
by darthfader 16 Replies latest jw friends
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snowbird
"There's a kernel of historicity in the story of the kingdom of David," he said.
Tee hee hee.
Sylvia
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BurnTheShips
Recent evidence fairly explodes some archeological theory.
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undercover
Actually you can use this to cause them to think a little...
The article says, "According to the Old Testament , it was Solomon who built the first Jewish Temple on the site.
That temple was destroyed by Babylonians , rebuilt, renovated by King Herod 2,000 years ago and then destroyed again by Roman legions in 70 A.D"
Since your JW relatives might suddenly be interested in history and archeology, show them what you've learned about the Babylonians destroying the temple.
Even if the deficit in the Society's timeline doesn't cause them pause, it does show them that you're already ahead of them in studying the history of the era. If nothing else, it'll shut em up.
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Mall Cop
Get the book "THE BIBLE UNEARTHED" Archaeology's new vision of ancient Israel and the origin of its sacred texts. by Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman.
It is the boldest and most exhilarating synthesis of the Bible and archaeology in fifty years.
It has nothing to do with a talking snake, Adam and Eve, the parting of the red sea etc.
Blueblades
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JWoods
Ancient walls pretty much document a number of the Pharoahs of ancient Egypt. This does not prove that their sungod worship (in which dead pharoahs had to fight demons during each night to bring back the sun the next morning) holds any truth other than fanciful religious history.
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BurnTheShips
Get the book "THE BIBLE UNEARTHED" Archaeology's new vision of ancient Israel and the origin of its sacred texts. by Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman.
That book contains some of the theories I was referring to as being "exploded". Recent discoveries show massive construction in Jerusalem during a period of time that Finkelstein says it was a small inconsequential village.
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PSacramento
That book contains some of the theories I was referring to as being "exploded". Recent discoveries show massive construction in Jerusalem during a period of time that Finkelstein says it was a small inconsequential village.
BTS
One man's small village is onther man's "rome".
Look at the JW's, one of the reasons the JW's advocate 607BC is because, according to them, the fall of thr assyarian empire ( and the emergence of the Babylonian empire) was "noting of consequence.
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Pistoff
Get the book "THE BIBLE UNEARTHED" Archaeology's new vision of ancient Israel and the origin of its sacred texts. by Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman.
Ditto that.
Or the Oxford History of the Bible
Or any other book that deals with comparison of bible "history" to secular history as verified by documents and finds.
How about some proof that Joshua or David actually conquered anything?
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Elsewhere
2000 years from now there will be a cult in which people believe that a magical place called Oz really does exist. Their holy book will be The Wizard of Oz.
Archeologists will confirm:
1. There really was a country named The United States of America
2. There really was a state called Kansas.
3. In the early 1900's there really were large farms.
4. The farms really did have houses on them.
5. The houses really did have cellars for taking shelter from tornadoes
6. There really was a young girl named Dorothy who lived on a farm in Kansas.
7. People really did keep dogs as pets
8. Dogs really were named Todo.
The followers of this cult will use this as proof that the Wizard of Oz is a book based on fact and real events.