RE: Was the Exodus natural or supernatural, fact or fiction?
February 7, 2013 at 1:53 pm
(This post was last modified: February 7, 2013 at 1:57 pm by Greatest I am.)
(February 6, 2013 at 2:53 pm)Confused Ape Wrote:(February 6, 2013 at 2:18 pm)Brian37 Wrote: The bible is bullshit and whatever real places or real people peppered into that comic book does not, nor will ever make invisible friends real.
You obviously missed the last line in my previous post. "There's a lot of evidence that the stories of the Egyptian plagues were based on real events. So what? None of it proves that any deity exists.
I don't know where you live but here, in England, we're used to the idea that legends can have some basis in fact. For example, there's a lot of evidence that Eadric The Wild existed even though there are local legends attached to him.
I am on your page.
There may be some history to the myth as that clip clearly shows but I read it as allegory. To me Moses is just an archetype. Just like Jesus is.
I think it was a re-write of the Hyksos expulsion written in a form to give the Semites a bit of pride. Jewish writers seemed to use that kind of typology often.
For instance, there are connections being made between the N T and The War of the Jews in this same way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJgvws0ZYUE
Regards
DL
(February 6, 2013 at 3:11 pm)John V Wrote:Quote:[quote]Is that moral and good or is it God doing evil?You'll say it's evil, I'll say it's just.
Could we have your argument showing how punishing children for what their parents do is somehow just?
Regards
DL