(November 23, 2011 at 12:10 pm)Minimalist Wrote:One man's turd is another man's art.Quote:Scholars look for Israelite history by other means because the writings don't conform to normal thinking.
Scholars look for confirmation because the writings are contradicted by the findings of archaeological research and historical reality from other cultures in the region.
Quote:I am not a Theist, Deist, or Atheist. I am not a Christian. I belong to no publicly known religion. I am an Alpha Guardian. One of a body of scientists in many fields. I am the interpreter of words and meaning on the team.
Methinks thou art full of shit.
We know all that info you posted. There is an archaeologist on the team. He confirms you input. The writers of the bible don't conform to Western ideas and processes. Historians can't use the writings. Many would be archaeological items would no longer exist today. They didn't keep time as Westerners do. We don't use the book to determine Israelite history. We analyze the religion not the history. The important part of their religion is that "their" God was a spiritual, not physical or material which makes their religion different then other the other tribes. That's our concern.