Xtians are capable of infinite self-delusion.
There is no record of any "Israel" in the archaeological record until, at the earliest, 1207 BC and even that is less compelling when you look at it closely.
The Merneptah stele makes a reference to "Ysirir" which the finder, Flinders Petrie, declared meant "Israel." The word appears no where else in the entire corpus of Egyptian writing. No one really knows what the fuck it means.... but, without evidence no one will contest Petrie's claim.
The next time it turns up is in the Mesha stele...a 9th century Moabite inscription which tells how the Moabites kicked the asses of the Israelites.
BTW, here is a full translation of the Merneptah stele. As is so common with jesus freaks, the only word they look at is the one they want to see but how any one could read the first 140 lines and then the last 10 and not see the stylistic differences between the two simply boggles the mind.
http://bibledudes.com/biblical-studies/f...lation.php
There is no record of any "Israel" in the archaeological record until, at the earliest, 1207 BC and even that is less compelling when you look at it closely.
The Merneptah stele makes a reference to "Ysirir" which the finder, Flinders Petrie, declared meant "Israel." The word appears no where else in the entire corpus of Egyptian writing. No one really knows what the fuck it means.... but, without evidence no one will contest Petrie's claim.
The next time it turns up is in the Mesha stele...a 9th century Moabite inscription which tells how the Moabites kicked the asses of the Israelites.
BTW, here is a full translation of the Merneptah stele. As is so common with jesus freaks, the only word they look at is the one they want to see but how any one could read the first 140 lines and then the last 10 and not see the stylistic differences between the two simply boggles the mind.
http://bibledudes.com/biblical-studies/f...lation.php
