RE: Belief in white Jesus linked to racism
March 29, 2021 at 1:13 am
(This post was last modified: March 29, 2021 at 1:45 am by Bucky Ball.)
What Medieval writers or 19th Century writers thought is totally irrelevant.
The important archaeology refuting historicity of the OT was done in the 20th Century.
If you actually attend a mainline university and take a Biblical Studies course, you will be required to read:
"Who Wrote the Bible", Dr. Richard Elliott Friedman : https://www.amazon.com/Wrote-Bible-Richa...0060630353
"How the Bible Became a Book, the Textualization of Ancient Israel", Dr. William Schneidewind, https://www.amazon.com/How-Bible-Became-...0521536227
Re that bibliography :
"The Gish gallop is a term for an eristic technique in which a debater attempts to overwhelm an opponent by excessive number of arguments, without regard for the accuracy or strength of those arguments. The term was coined by Eugenie Scott; it is named after the creationist Duane Gish, who used the technique frequently against proponents of evolution. It is similar to a method used in formal debate called spreading."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop
The works may actually be interesting, by themselves, but are of no help in dertermining TODAY, what can be determined about the literal intent or meaning of ancient Hebrew texts.
Most are irrelevant to the question at hand, and what was being criticized.
The important archaeology refuting historicity of the OT was done in the 20th Century.
If you actually attend a mainline university and take a Biblical Studies course, you will be required to read:
"Who Wrote the Bible", Dr. Richard Elliott Friedman : https://www.amazon.com/Wrote-Bible-Richa...0060630353
"How the Bible Became a Book, the Textualization of Ancient Israel", Dr. William Schneidewind, https://www.amazon.com/How-Bible-Became-...0521536227
Re that bibliography :
"The Gish gallop is a term for an eristic technique in which a debater attempts to overwhelm an opponent by excessive number of arguments, without regard for the accuracy or strength of those arguments. The term was coined by Eugenie Scott; it is named after the creationist Duane Gish, who used the technique frequently against proponents of evolution. It is similar to a method used in formal debate called spreading."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop
The works may actually be interesting, by themselves, but are of no help in dertermining TODAY, what can be determined about the literal intent or meaning of ancient Hebrew texts.
Most are irrelevant to the question at hand, and what was being criticized.
Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble. - Joseph Campbell 
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