RE: Yahweh Volcano Fire God of War: Updated
December 7, 2012 at 1:51 am
(This post was last modified: December 7, 2012 at 1:52 am by Minimalist.)
Quote:And yes there was volcanic activity in the region as Exodus for example is dated pretty close to the time period of the Thera Eruption and is likely based on that.
Thera has been dated by c14, dendrochronology and ice cores to 1625 BC.
Since exodus is a mythical event it really does not have a date but fundies insist that it had to have happened during the mid 14th century BC in order for the equally mythical "solomon" to have built the temple in the 10th century.
It is doubtful that the region of Judah suffered much from the ash cloud or tsunami based on geography. Certainly not enough to concoct a volcano out of it.
![[Image: 10_thera_ashfall.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.travelingclassroom.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2006%2F09%2F10_thera_ashfall.jpg)
For that matter, it seems highly unlikely that Egypt suffered much in the way of direct damage either. At this point in its history Egypt's coasts were undeveloped and its problems were mainly political. However, Egypt's trading partners on Crete and in Asia Minor would have been devastated.