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Toto · 04-08-2010, 08:36 PM

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Canadian archeologists in Turkey have unearthed an ancient treaty written in cuneiform that could have served as a model for the biblical description of God's covenant with the Israelites.

The tablet, dating from about 670 BC, is a treaty between the powerful Assyrian king and his weaker vassal states, written in a highly formulaic language very similar in form and style to the story of Abraham's covenant with God in the Hebrew Bible, says University of Toronto archeologist Timothy Harrison.

Although biblical scholarship differs, it is widely accepted that the Hebrew Bible was being assembled around the same time as this treaty, the seventh century BC.

Minimalist · 04-08-2010, 08:42 PM

Will be even better when they release a translation of the text.

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Minimalist Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,808	Will be even better when they release a translation of the text.

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