(July 4, 2014 at 11:46 am)Lek Wrote:(July 4, 2014 at 5:15 am)Esquilax Wrote: Ah, so you should have some pretty compelling evidence that those people, say, Moses to start with, existed, right?
The evidence of Moses' existence has been handed down from generation to generation. The Jews at the time of Jesus still attributed the writing of the law to Moses. The other evidence is the chain of writings after the Pentateuch that continue to give witness to Moses and reinforce the earlier writings. The same goes for David, Solomon and prophets.
Odd Moses doesn't make an appearance in contemporary Egyptian accounts. Other than the Old Testament itself there are no records of any of the Old Testament patriarchs. It's not until Kings and Chronicles that's there's any other sources mentioning the people in the Old Testament.
Romans had a oral tradition of Romulus and Remus founding Rome, but surely you don't believe that?
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
