(September 25, 2021 at 10:52 am)Angrboda Wrote:(September 25, 2021 at 10:33 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: No one is claiming that the Biblical story of Sodom is ‘based’ in history, merely that it may have been inspired by an historical event.
Just because the Noahic flood is ahistorical doesn’t mean ancient people didn’t deal with floods.
Boru
Nonsense. It's the usual bait and switch.
"We're not saying magic Jesus existed, we just want to know if it's based on something historical."
"Okay, it's quite possible that it is based upon something historical."
"Praise Jesus, magic Jesus did exist! Hallelujah!"
Which would constitute a bad interpretation of available evidence. No argument. There’s no question that the motives of biblical archaeologists are suspect, but that’s not a good reason to dismiss archaeology related to the biblical era.
Boru
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