[aruanan]

I suspect it is lore handed down through time as a sort of history but no one knows the accuracy.

Amongst the world religions, the Judeo-Christian scriptures are unparalleled in accuracy and historical verifiability. There have been numerous instances of the "experts" (such as the form critics) declaring them to be a collection of myths with no historical accuracy only to be proven wrong again and again. Your statement above is an indication of how little you've actually studied the subject yet, because of people's tendency to think of their own knowledge as the sine qua non of historical understanding, assume the little knowledge you have to be definitive. You're sadly mistaken. Back to school with you. You'll have quite a good time.

[eastforker]

I never said they didn’t pick up an acorn or two. What I am saying is , there is NO first hand witness to any of the events that can be verified, only conjecture.

[eastforker]

I never witnessed the eruption of Mt. St. Helens. I know about it and I might even write about it but I have no first hand knowledge of it, I can only write about what I have been told.

[Biggirl]

Also what helps the Jewish/Christian scriptures is what is called “Biblical archeology” in Israel.