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To: Always Right
Where does all this evidence come from supporting the mythical stories of the Bible? Must have been planted.

While certainly interesting this is really not surprising. We've known for a long time that the Bible's historical narrative has been accurate from the Divided Kingdom (i.e. post-Solomonic) period forward. The problem is there is no extra-Biblical corroboration of the account prior to this period. In other words, no evidence outside the Bible supporting the account from Solomon on back. This is a problem for those who say that archeology proves the Bible.

6 posted on 08/19/2008 10:29:26 AM PDT by jalisco555 ("My 80% friend is not my 20% enemy" - Ronald Reagan)
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To: jalisco555

The absence of proof is not proof. I trust God and His word.


8 posted on 08/19/2008 4:41:50 PM PDT by nobama08
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To: jalisco555; Always Right
This is a problem for those who say that archeology proves the Bible

The existence of Troy (a fact) doesn't prove the Trojan war (a legend). In other words, prose can employ real names and real characters in a fictional story.

9 posted on 08/19/2008 10:08:41 PM PDT by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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