RE: Atheist Bible Study 1: Genesis
November 8, 2018 at 7:47 pm
(This post was last modified: November 8, 2018 at 8:02 pm by Bucky Ball.)
The premise of the myth is nonsense. If she was (said to be) his sister, she would have been available for marriage.
Camels were not domesticated for common use, until, at the earliest 1000 BCE. (They do appear on temple and other architecture as royal symbols, before that).
The height of the migratory caravans occurred around 700-750 BCE.
One can assume that any "migrations" (such as this one) are mythological.
There is no evidence (archaeological or historical) for anyone from the period of the "patriarchs".
We know the history of pre-kingdom Israel, (the tribal confederation period), its centers of worship, its gods, and some of its leaders.
The first historical leader who is unquestioned, historically, is Deborah, the Judge.
Camels were not domesticated for common use, until, at the earliest 1000 BCE. (They do appear on temple and other architecture as royal symbols, before that).
The height of the migratory caravans occurred around 700-750 BCE.
One can assume that any "migrations" (such as this one) are mythological.
There is no evidence (archaeological or historical) for anyone from the period of the "patriarchs".
We know the history of pre-kingdom Israel, (the tribal confederation period), its centers of worship, its gods, and some of its leaders.
The first historical leader who is unquestioned, historically, is Deborah, the Judge.
Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble. - Joseph Campbell
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