Posted on 08/05/2005 11:51:57 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative
An Israeli archaeologist says she has uncovered in East Jerusalem what may be the fabled palace of the biblical King David. Her work has been sponsored by a conservative Israeli research institute and financed by an American Jewish investment banker who would like to prove that Jerusalem was indeed the capital of the Jewish kingdom described in the Bible.
Other scholars are skeptical that the foundation walls discovered by the archaeologist, Eilat Mazar, are David's palace. But they acknowledge that what she has uncovered is rare and important: a major public building from around the 10th century B.C., with pottery shards that date to the time of David and Solomon and a government seal of an official mentioned in the book of Jeremiah.
The discovery is likely to be a new salvo in a major dispute in biblical archaeology: whether the kingdom of David was of some historical magnitude, or whether the kings were more like small tribal chieftains, reigning over another dusty hilltop.
The find will also be used in the broad political battle over Jerusalem - whether the Jews have their origins here and thus have some special hold on the place, or whether, as many Palestinians have said, including the late Yasir Arafat, the idea of a Jewish origin in Jerusalem is a myth used to justify conquest and occupation.
Hani Nur el-Din, a Palestinian professor of archaeology at Al Quds University, said he and his colleagues considered biblical archaeology an effort by Israelis "to fit historical evidence into a biblical context." He added: "The link between the historical evidence and the biblical narration, written much later, is largely missing. There's a kind of fiction about the 10th century. They try to link whatever they find to the biblical narration. ...
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Too bad for you, then.
LOL!
I never knew Texans listened to Sinatra
Nothing better than a nice bottle of wine a great cigar and Sinatra music to round out a day.
MONSTER Story!
but I'm skeptical abit skeptical and await (Hopefully) further developments.
David ruled the Hebrews from Hebron for seven years before moving his capital to Jerusalem.
You would be welcomed in NJ
The spiritual Jerusalem is the one to get excited about.
Until recently, most historians maintained that David was a fictional character. Then they found a stone proclaiming you were entering the territory of David, king of Israel.
I hope this finding pans out.
uh-huh, right.
This old earth is a rag. Heaven is the true hope.
I agree with that, however it will be restored and I also believe in the millenial reign where Jesus will rule and reign for 1000 years, here on earth. I am one who does take the Bible literally. I understand there are those who do not.
I read at his website that he isn't going to be revealing the Ark by the 14th. He says he was misquoted, and that he said he thought it would be "nice" if he found it by then. He's hoping for September.
I heard that Turkey would not allow them passage into that area to do the search. I thought that was LAST August.
Is there new info?
This article will also be used in the broad political battle over journalism: whether the NY Times has any real journalists and thus has some special reason to be read, or whether - as many reality-based Conservatives, including Karl Rove, have said - the idea of a journalist at the NY Times is a myth used to justify their Exempt Media status.
you forgot the rest...and Is To Come.
As far as taking the Bible literally, there are portions which I'm sure you would not take literally such as the poetic passages.
So, I guess my position should be based on the Bible and not on any fundamental rights Israelis have today? Tell me, I'm confused.
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