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Old 05-28-2005, 11:51 AM   #21
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A couple of years ago, if I found no error in an article in the Illustrerad vetenskap, I re-read it to find what I overlooked. They're mostly better now, and I still subscribe. Much of the stuff is sufficiently interesting to make me look for facts.

In the Mt. Sinai story, they mention that several claims from "Biblical archeologists" are seen as forgeries by others, citing the James ossuary and the Tell Dan stela, and they hint at the political aspects motivating searches for indications of early Israelites.
Yeah, fortunately they gave the critics a bit of space too. But many times I've found articles in IV to be overly enthusiastic.
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