(January 8, 2016 at 1:11 pm)athrock Wrote:(January 5, 2016 at 1:01 pm)Crossless1 Wrote: No, actually I don't. I'm not the one pinning everything on a collection of ancient books being right to buttress the beliefs that I have accepted. You're the one who needs the Exodus narrative to be true to even begin to validate Paul, in whom you put so much stock. I, on the other hand, could be persuaded that an exodus of Jewish slaves happened and would not be one inch closer to accepting the NT narratives as true, since they do not necessarily follow -- you know, as the Jews never tire of pointing out.
True. However, it often appears that some folks are equally too eager to dismiss ALL that the OT has to say because to admit that some of it might be true opens a crack in a door just a smidge, and they really, really want that door to stay firmly sealed.
Quote:As much as you natter on about how we should all drop everything to watch your documentary, as Stimbo has pointed out you have not made the case here that was supposedly made in your source. Nor, as far as I can tell, have you ever bothered to read any of the sources written by archaeologists that I know have been suggested to you in the past (Finkelstein would be a good start).
I don't remember seeing Drich tell anyone to "drop everything"...however, if you have watched the documentary and want to comment on its strengths and weaknesses, then knock yourself out.
What doesn't make sense to me...knowing that this forum is largely populated by people who accept the scientific method...is all the comments from those who have posted all sorts of things about the Exodus without having considered objectively what the filmmaker actually said. Even Minimalist immediately went all ad hominem on David Rohl rather than dealing with the material Mahoney presented in the course of making his case.
Guess I'll watch it again just to see how critical Rohl is to the overall presentation.
The scientific method is only trotted out when they do not want to step out on faith. However it is buried deep down in an arguement/ignored completely when Atheistic belief demands 'faith.'
