[grania]

I did a term paper for a theology course in 1964 in which I argued that all of the events on Moses's journey could have been caused by that volcanic eruption. It's just fascinating; in my mind the timing proved that a greater being must have had a hand in creating a situation which made the biblical events possible.

The professor gave me a "D" for the paper, for being outside accepted thought patterns for religion class. I thought it was pretty funny, since it was actually a research project I enjoyed and learned something from!

There are theories around that the island that was destroyed by the volcano was the basis for Atlantis legends, and its eruption caused the migration of Mediterranean seafaring people all over the world.

[blam]

"There are theories around that the island that was destroyed by the volcano was the basis for Atlantis legends, and its eruption caused the migration of Mediterranean seafaring people all over the world."

My thoughts are that Atlantis was thousands of years before this 1628BC event....and maybe on another continent?