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People in bible never existed according to head of Theology at a university in UK!

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People in bible never existed according to head of Theology at a university in UK!
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RE: People in bible never existed according to head of Theology at a university in UK!
December 30, 2017 at 11:29 pm (This post was last modified: December 30, 2017 at 11:30 pm by possibletarian.)
'Those who ask a lot of questions may seem stupid, but those who don't ask questions stay stupid'
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RE: People in bible never existed according to head of Theology at a university in UK!
December 30, 2017 at 11:44 pm
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RE: People in bible never existed according to head of Theology at a university in UK!
December 30, 2017 at 11:51 pm (This post was last modified: December 31, 2017 at 12:00 am by Huggy Bear.)
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RE: People in bible never existed according to head of Theology at a university in UK!
December 31, 2017 at 12:06 am (This post was last modified: December 31, 2017 at 12:07 am by possibletarian.)
'Those who ask a lot of questions may seem stupid, but those who don't ask questions stay stupid'
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RE: People in bible never existed according to head of Theology at a university in UK!
December 31, 2017 at 5:30 am
King David had the morals of a cockroach and is a despicable character.

What is the purpose of such a character in the fairy tale? When he was young he showed a lot of promise. By the time he was ready to croak he had degenerated into a pile of stinky garbage with no redeeming qualities. His purpose in the fairy tale seems to be to show that you can become corrupted with fame and fortune and lose your salvation. He's an example of what not to do.
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RE: People in bible never existed according to head of Theology at a university in UK!
December 31, 2017 at 8:53 am
And also talking about characters in the Bible that are abandoned and considered just a myth, don't forget about these

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teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
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RE: People in bible never existed according to head of Theology at a university in UK!
December 31, 2017 at 9:16 am
(December 31, 2017 at 8:53 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: And also talking about characters in the Bible that are abandoned and considered just a myth, don't forget about these

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Oh! Me, me, ask me! I know, miss, ask me!

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The PURPOSE of life is to replicate our DNA ................. (from Darwin)
The MEANING of life is the experience of living ... (from Frank Herbert)
The VALUE of life is the legacy we leave behind ..... (from observation)
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RE: People in bible never existed according to head of Theology at a university in UK!
December 31, 2017 at 11:25 pm
(December 30, 2017 at 2:04 pm)Simon Moon Wrote:
(December 29, 2017 at 3:51 am)Godscreated Wrote: I wouldn't hold to much stock in a youtube vid. The city of Gath has been found and a piece of pottery with the name Goliath on it. Could be she is wrong, very wrong, I know she is.

GC

And your credentials are...


Mellisa, I wouldn't put much stock in what GC says. He is trying to refute a Phd (who actually can read and understand ancient Hebrew) with what he wants to be true, not what the evidence points to.

 Much study of the Bible and history, it doesn't matter if she puts stock in what I say, it matters what God is doing in her life.

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God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
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RE: People in bible never existed according to head of Theology at a university in UK!
January 1, 2018 at 12:49 am
(December 31, 2017 at 11:25 pm)Godscreated Wrote: ...
it matters what God is doing in her life.
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Man, that sounds so weird!

Mother-in-law-gods or stalker-gods? Either way, I hear the rebuttal, "Will you please just get outta my life!?!?!"
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RE: People in bible never existed according to head of Theology at a university in UK!
January 1, 2018 at 12:57 am
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

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