Posted on 03/03/2005 8:23:18 AM PST by Michael_Michaelangelo
NEW ORLEANS (BP)--Revisionist scholars in Europe are ignoring a wealth of archaeological evidence in seeking to discount and, ultimately, erase belief in the biblical Israel, noted archaeologist William Dever said at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Dever, professor emeritus of Near Eastern archaeology and anthropology at the University of Arizona, shared his research during the Manuel Family Lecture on Archaeology and the Bible in early February. The lecture is designed to present current archaeological research pointing to the reliability of Scripture.
Dever described the revisionists’ propositions as: “There is no history in the Hebrew Bible. It’s all written too late to be reliable. It is all a myth. There was no real ancient or biblical Israel. There was no exodus, no Sinai, no [Hebrew] faith, no conquest of Canaan, no Israelite ethnicity.”
“In fact,” Dever said, “they have recently argued that Hebrew is not a Semitic language.”
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Revisionist Ping
No surprise that Satan is hard at work to discredit God's Word by trying to erase His Chosen. We are also prime targets because we are, "One Nation, under God".
bttt
Thanks for the ping!
What better way to help erase Israel by denying it ever existed? These European bums are thinly disguised Arafat suck-ups.
One deludes oneself if one believes atheism to be the view of the rational, open-minded and curious.
I don't think the article names anyone. Does anyone have any links to some of these revisionist archaeologists?
I've always said in my next incarnation I have
hopes of being an archeologist. Wonderful
occupation for a history buff!
What a load of crap. Wonder how they *do* explain the archeaological evidence that *is* there?
Hmmmmmmmmm..........
....sounds like a future 'Egyptian extention' of Hugh Ross', "Intelligent Design Theory".
/sarcasm
(/Egyptian Book of the Dead Theory?)
Agreed, fascinating stuff.
If Hebrew is not a semitic language, what is it purported to be instead?
The present basis, and motivation of archaeology is to discredit the Bible, and for that reason it finds itself full of flimsy suppositions that are self-contradictory.
You've heard of 'ebonics?'
Well... like Heebonics :o)
/non-objective 'science'.
“In fact,” Dever said, “they have recently argued that Hebrew is not a Semitic language.”
Just look at their feet.....and you can tell they are lying.
because they have cloven hoofs.
when you dig down in the ground in Israel..you find Jewish artifacts. but no "Palistinian" ones.
The one and only GOD gave the land to the Jews...and thats good enough for me. They have the right to keep it, and stop anyone who tries to take it....anyone.
by any means necessary.....
“In fact,” Dever said, “they have recently argued that Hebrew is not a Semitic language.”
Just look at their feet.....and you can tell they are lying.
because they have cloven hoofs.
when you dig down in the ground in Israel..you find Jewish artifacts. but no "Palistinian" ones.
The one and only GOD gave the land to the Jews...and thats good enough for me. They have the right to keep it, and stop anyone who tries to take it....anyone.
by any means necessary.....
This guy is an idiot. I know some revisionists and even the most ridiculous of them don't even come up with crap like this.
It almost makes me wonder if the guy is a shill trying to discredit revisionists.
Saying there's no evidence of Israel in Israel is like saying there's no evidence that the sun shines in the sky. Or saying the earth is flat. It is patently absurd.
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