RE: The Bible
December 31, 2010 at 6:43 pm
(This post was last modified: December 31, 2010 at 6:45 pm by Minimalist.)
(December 20, 2010 at 11:59 am)lilyannerose Wrote:Quote:12:10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
12:11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
Abraham's wife Sarah – an irresistible beauty at 70
Looks like Popeye in drag.
(December 31, 2010 at 1:58 am)Stempy Wrote:(December 31, 2010 at 1:31 am)Minimalist Wrote: Primitive men, it would seem, had no trouble inventing gods to explain things. Ancient Near Eastern goat herders are not an exception.What is your point?
That mankind has no trouble inventing gods....including Ancient Jews and there is no more reality to their stories than anyone else.