Anat

I am told that among Beduoins sheep are valued more than goats (and camels of course more than either). It is traditional to kill a sheep to feed a guest. However sheperds usually keep some goats among their sheep because goats are more agile and lively. The sheep tend to settle in one spot, but when they see the goats moving on they follow.

Anat

premjan, the goats and sheep that grazed in the wadi outside the backyard of my childhood home didn't prevent anything from regrowing. They do alter the growth of common oak, making it appear more like a bush than a tree (as opposed to oaks in various sacred groves, where there is no grazing and the oaks look like normal trees).

Clivedurdle

Has anyone a modern summary of the ecology and economy of the early first century CE area that Jesus is alleged to have travelled around?

Are sheep overemphasised as if the gospels are historical novels?

Sven

Overcomer, could you please tell us why anyone should answer your posts?

This is your 8th post in total, each one in a different thread. You never come back to look at the answers you got.

I'll tell you a little secret: The "D" in IIDB means "discussion". This involves people talking to one another, not throwing some garbage at them and then fleeing from the answers.

Dr_Paine

I would caution against hastily proclaiming the reliability of the Bible from archaeological finds.

That a given find points to a figure who may or may not be mentioned in the Bible does little to demonstrate the veracity of the scripture.

Often Christians claim victory when a city or peoples mentioned in the Bible is corroborated by external evidence. How this proves the veracity of the narratives therein eludes me.

Does the undisputed historical existence of Ancient Greece, compel you to accept the truth of the Illiad?

Someone named David who was in a position of leadership may have existed. How does this prove the obviously embellished stories around his youth and ascent to power?

Parson Weems created the myth of George Washington and the cherry tree - you know the whole "I cannot tell a lie" fable. Washington existed. Does his existence prove the veracity of the fable?

A while back, Christians claimed victory over a discovery that the Hittites existed. This may have cast doubt on the speculations of those who denied their existence, but how did this prove the Bible to be reliable?

The Bible mentions many places and peoples that actually existed - so what?

Egypt, Persia, Assyria, Greece, Rome, Spain, Gaul, Asia Minor...............
Xerxes, Augustus Caesar, Pontious Pilate, Darius...............................

:huh:

Your position seems rather naive.