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The Tel Dan Inscription

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The Tel Dan Inscription
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RE: The Tel Dan Inscription
January 24, 2012 at 11:43 pm (This post was last modified: January 24, 2012 at 11:43 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Quote:Texts can give us human motives but, as you noted, people lie too.

Most especially ancient chroniclers of all kinds, from people such as say Suetonius and Caesar to the writers of virtually every sacred text ever written. IF you are more charitable than me you may prefer polite euphemisms such a " they used poetic licence" and "they exaggerated".Wink Shades


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The Tel Dan Inscription

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The Tel Dan Inscription - by Minimalist - January 20, 2012 at 2:11 pm
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by padraic - January 20, 2012 at 5:20 pm
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by Minimalist - January 20, 2012 at 5:52 pm
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by padraic - January 20, 2012 at 6:55 pm
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by Minimalist - January 20, 2012 at 7:53 pm
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by Angrboda - January 20, 2012 at 9:04 pm
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by Phil - January 21, 2012 at 12:43 am
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by Minimalist - January 20, 2012 at 10:24 pm
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by Justtristo - January 21, 2012 at 12:15 am
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by Godschild - January 25, 2012 at 1:21 am
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by Minimalist - January 21, 2012 at 1:17 am
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by padraic - January 24, 2012 at 11:43 pm
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by Minimalist - January 25, 2012 at 2:40 am
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by Godschild - January 25, 2012 at 5:33 pm
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by KichigaiNeko - January 25, 2012 at 2:52 am
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by Doubting Thomas - January 25, 2012 at 5:50 pm
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by Minimalist - January 25, 2012 at 6:02 pm
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by Erinome - January 26, 2012 at 4:16 am
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by Minimalist - January 26, 2012 at 12:10 pm
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by padraic - January 26, 2012 at 7:21 pm
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by Minimalist - January 26, 2012 at 8:33 pm
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by Justtristo - January 26, 2012 at 9:14 pm
RE: The Tel Dan Inscription - by Minimalist - January 26, 2012 at 9:34 pm

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