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Doctor X · 02-19-2004, 05:41 AM

Sarpedon:

I think he meant that according to the article "it was all wrong" as in the belief that archaeology supports the Bible.

Then . . . again . . . I thought Spin thought Moses wrote the Pentateuch for about an hour, so what do I know?

rlogan:

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So why invent for One reason may have been that people in the ancient world did not establish rights to a particular piece of territory by farming or by raising families on it but by seizing it through force of arms.

. . . and since they had been invaded, exiled, put under tribute, 'n all of that, it is nice to imagine a time when they kicked everyone else's butts.

--J.D.

Sarpedon · 02-19-2004, 06:26 PM

quite right Dr X, sorry Rlogan, I sometimes have difficulty interpreting typed communication, no verbal or facial cues...

rlogan · 02-19-2004, 08:16 PM

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Originally posted by Sarpedon

rlogan, are you being facetious? or have you not read the rest of this post...we have moved from a general discussion of the archaeology and the bible to a more specific discussion of the events described in Exodus, Deutoronomy, and Joshua, and have established that archaeology has NOT proven these events. Would you please clarify what you mean, lest I misconstrue you?

I wuz joking. It was a great article.

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Sarpedon Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Minnesota, the least controversial state in the le Posts: 8,446	quite right Dr X, sorry Rlogan, I sometimes have difficulty interpreting typed communication, no verbal or facial cues...

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