[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

A well timed hit job on the Israelis from the ?NY times?

[anniegetyourgun]

Nah, just more perpetuation of the first lie....."hast God said?"........

[eddie willers]

I'm just wondering when these guys will get together with John Dominic Crossan and the Jesus Group.

[Publius6961]

A well timed hit job on the Israelis from the ?NY times?

Naaaah.
Sounds more like a coordinated sohisticated effort by the perverts and deviants to attack the foundations of the Judeo-Christian cultures rather than the frontal attack that has been ineffective the last 25 years or so.

That they are doing so by selective picking of subjects and discussions thereof is evident in this mini-argument.

I have neither the need nor the desire to defend the Bible, OT or NT.

But I certainly would be interested in reviewing all the new data synthesized from studies and recent archeological work. It is a fascinating subject, and I suspect quite different than what is presented here.

I think this is a funny attempt at what Mark Twain characterized as... "such large returns of conjecture from such small investment in fact".

[scratchgolfer]

This guy also writes for the Nation and The American Prospect, two left-leaning outlets.

[far sider]

A well timed hit job on the Israelis from the ?NY times?

Yes, isn't funny how so many Freepers can see through liberal political BS but swallow liberal anti-Christian BS hook, line, and sinker?

This is just the same old biblical minimalist vs. maximalist agrument that's gone on among archeologists for many years. One of my favorite magazines is Biblical Archeology Review (BAR), which is a strictly secular publication. They have a good mix of minimalist (people who believe the Old Testament is entirely or almost entirely made up) and maximalist (people who believe the Bible is an accurate record) authors, along with a lot of letters to the editor with both points of view. I'm a believer, but I love to read both sides. It makes you think. And BAR manages to show both sides without insulting one or the other. (Unlike FR sometimes.)