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Hedshaker · 01-17-2008, 02:21 PM

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more bible caroboration but I think even if proof of ten plagues was found skeptics would argue the minutia

Oh no, not those harsh skeptics again with their silly demands for evidence and their unending truth seeking. Why must they persistently ruin our fun? Can they not just shut their mouths and let people enjoy their fairy tales in peace.....!

Mageth · 01-17-2008, 02:26 PM

A seal that may confirm some family mentioned in the Bible really existed...so what?

Find strong evidence supporting the notion that one of the fantastic claims described in the Bible actually happened...e.g., the "10 plagues"...now, that would be something.

No such evidence has ever been found, as far as I know.

Ulrich · 01-17-2008, 02:57 PM

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http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satelli...cle%2FShowFull

First Temple seal found in Jerusalem

A stone seal bearing the name of one of the families who acted as servants in the First Temple and then returned to Jerusalem after being exiled to Babylonia has been uncovered in an archeological excavation in Jerusalem's City of David, a prominent Israeli archeologist said Wednesday…..

QM?

Ooo nice link

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The seal of the Temech family gives us a direct connection between archeology and the biblical sources and serves as actual evidence of a family mentioned in the Bible," she said. "One cannot help being astonished by the credibility of the biblical source as seen by the archaeological find."

more bible caroboration but I think even if proof of ten plagues was found skeptics would argue the minutia

I would suggest that you take a look at this post over in BC&H.

Now we have an archeaological find that depicts a "servant of the first temple (of Yahweh)" worshipping the god Sin. If this corroborates anything, it corroborates the idea that is being presented in the above link.

Demigawd · 01-17-2008, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by reniaa

more bible caroboration but I think even if proof of ten plagues was found skeptics would argue the minutia

Archaeologists have uncovered Troy. Troy was mentioned in The Iliad. The Iliad contains Zeus and other Greek gods. Why, then, don't you believe the Greek gods exist?

ELECTROGOD · 01-17-2008, 03:16 PM

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What do you think it coroborates?

That there were people around back when it was made...that's for sure.

QuestionMark · 01-17-2008, 03:25 PM

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What do you think it coroborates?

That there were people around back when it was made...that's for sure.

Israel is the homeland for the right of return of refugee Jews, not Arabs.

QM?

figuer · 01-17-2008, 03:31 PM

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Israel is the homeland for the right of return of refugee Jews, not Arabs.

That is as absurd as what Rannia said, as no one denies that the reputed ancestors of todays Jews lived there before the Arabs.

Biff the unclean · 01-17-2008, 03:33 PM

I wonder why the illustration of the priests looks so much more worn that the word "Temech" does?
And the Dung Gate doesn't sound like that great a neighborhood.

Potoooooooo · 01-17-2008, 03:39 PM

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I wonder why the illustration of the priests looks so much more worn that the word "Temech" does?
And the Dung Gate doesn't sound like that great a neighborhood.

Yeah, kind of like Mianus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mianus,_Connecticut

unrealist42 · 01-17-2008, 04:42 PM

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Israel is the homeland for the right of return of refugee Jews, not Arabs.

That is as absurd as what Rannia said, as no one denies that the reputed ancestors of todays Jews lived there before the Arabs.

I do believe that there were some people already living there when the Israelites arrived from their extended wanderings after decamping from Egypt. I believe they were called Palestinians... er.... Philistines and they continued to live there alongside the Israelites.

While we know the nine tribes of the Israelites were eventually all expelled from these lands or taken away into captivity, there is no mention that the Phillistines were so they are probably still there.

Besides that, the Jews are only from the tribe of Judah so really they only have claim to Judea, not all of Israel.

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01-17-2008, 02:26 PM	#12
Mageth Contributor Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Deep in the heart of mother-lovin' Texas Posts: 29,689	A seal that may confirm some family mentioned in the Bible really existed...so what? Find strong evidence supporting the notion that one of the fantastic claims described in the Bible actually happened...e.g., the "10 plagues"...now, that would be something. No such evidence has ever been found, as far as I know.

01-17-2008, 03:33 PM	#18
Biff the unclean Banned Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: an inaccessible island fortress Posts: 10,638	I wonder why the illustration of the priests looks so much more worn that the word "Temech" does? And the Dung Gate doesn't sound like that great a neighborhood.

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