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The bible and ancient history.

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RE: The bible and ancient history.

November 30, 2014 at 6:23 pm

(November 30, 2014 at 6:19 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Nope. Since the 1970's archaeology has done more to trash the fucking bible than any other discipline. It sure as hell isn't the theologians who are facing reality.

But it's still interesting source material. You can reconstruct how myths tavelled from land to land as well as how the contemporaries built their societies and laws.

It gives an insight into a particular society at a given time and is therefore an interesting source for historical research.

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The bible and ancient history. - by Lemonvariable72 - November 30, 2014 at 5:47 pm

RE: The bible and ancient history. - by dyresand - November 30, 2014 at 5:51 pm

RE: The bible and ancient history. - by The Valkyrie - November 30, 2014 at 5:51 pm

RE: The bible and ancient history. - by Lemonvariable72 - November 30, 2014 at 5:53 pm

RE: The bible and ancient history. - by abaris - November 30, 2014 at 5:59 pm

RE: The bible and ancient history. - by Lemonvariable72 - November 30, 2014 at 6:11 pm

RE: The bible and ancient history. - by abaris - November 30, 2014 at 6:16 pm

RE: The bible and ancient history. - by Minimalist - November 30, 2014 at 6:19 pm

RE: The bible and ancient history. - by abaris - November 30, 2014 at 6:23 pm

RE: The bible and ancient history. - by Lemonvariable72 - November 30, 2014 at 6:29 pm

RE: The bible and ancient history. - by abaris - November 30, 2014 at 6:32 pm

RE: The bible and ancient history. - by RobbyPants - December 3, 2014 at 3:43 pm

RE: The bible and ancient history. - by Minimalist - November 30, 2014 at 6:24 pm

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RE: The bible and ancient history. - by abaris - November 30, 2014 at 6:41 pm

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