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Jayhawker Soule · 06-16-2002, 05:43 PM

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Originally posted by Foxhole Atheist:
<strong>The point being, Exodus is totally mythical. It is a story written by the Hebrew clergy in an effort to inspire the people of their culture and give them a historical base for which they adhere to the will of their god, according to the word as presented by said clergy.

As modern day archeologists continue to search for a plausible basis for the stories contained within the bible, they are concluding that the bible is a book of myths and is not even a historically accurate accounting the tribes of Israel.</strong>

Your positions seem somewhat absolutist. Just out of curiosity, would you argue that the work of folks like Finkelstein constitutes a total repudiation of the Documentary Hypothesis?

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Foxhole Atheist · 06-16-2002, 08:32 PM

In part, yes. However, there is more to consider than just the work of Finkelstein and others such as Silberman.

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06-16-2002, 08:32 PM	#12
Foxhole Atheist Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Batavia, Ohio USA Posts: 180	In part, yes. However, there is more to consider than just the work of Finkelstein and others such as Silberman.

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