(June 22, 2012 at 2:39 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:As for Josiah, I thought there was some evidence for his existence.
Nope. Purely a character in the bible fairy tale. Now, xtians consider that evidence...... I consider it horseshit.
Well that kind of tosses Finklestiens and silbermans (I forgot how to spell their names) motive for writing the Bible out the window doesn't it? As I recall from the book textural examination suggests that most of it was written sometime in the 7th century BCE. If F&S's theory has a Josiah sized hole in it and the textual critics are right (or I'm recalling it correctly) What might have been their motive for writing such a large work? Who paid for it? Who was to benefit from it? How was it paid for (Judah was still a relatively po dunk place to be back then). Any wild speculations on this (real fact first if they exist)? I'm sort of a motive opportunity person when it comes to investigation. I see some motive (but perhaps not a large enough organized group behind the motive) and little opportunity (it took a lot money and a bit of power to commission a work like that but even before that you'd have to find and pay for people who could write).
I have studied the Bible and the theology behind Christianity for many years. I have been to many churches. I have walked the depth and the breadth of the religion and, as a result of this, I have a lot of bullshit to scrape off the bottom of my shoes. ~Ziploc Surprise
