(May 23, 2012 at 3:03 pm)Minimalist Wrote:(May 23, 2012 at 2:54 pm)Polaris Wrote: Well archaeology. I mean we did find what is believed to be Troy after all.
There are ruins of towns all over the ANE. Two of them apparently led some creative bastard to concoct the story of Sodom and Gomorrah.
There are a whole pile of towns located in Hissarlik as it is a classic tel. That hardly means the Iliad is true.
Anyway, it is hard to argue with Alter's premise, that the "trinity" developed much later.
Quote:Luke 23:34
Then Jesus said, "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do".
I mean...who was ole jesus talking to? Himself??
Of course, as far as I am concerned this simply means that the whole story is a human concoction...not just the "trinity" part.
It just means there was war between the Trojans and the Proto-Greeks. The Illiad is merely a propaganda piece about the war. It is theorized that the war was just over access to trade with the cultures living in the area around the Black Sea.
But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin.
