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Originally Posted by Skeptikos Examiner
The bible is a collection of nonsense written by the Jews! Nonsense about the earth being created in 6 days and human being made out of dirt. Noah's arch, the flood, and other fantasy which never happened. Sorry but claims out of a religious books full of nonsense mean absolutely nothing. Pretty much any attempt, at least those I'm aware of, in the past to proof or find proof for some of those pseudo-historical events speaking of in the bible have failed! When the Christian moved into Asia they searched in old Chinese libraries, in ancient Sanskrit texts in India, and so on which were all older than the bible, nowhere could they find even a trace of those nonsense spoking of in the bible!
The old testament is full of nonsense and hate propaganda against the people of ancient Egypt and others while lacking any real historical foundation!
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Once again Skeptikos- quoter of David Duke and JewWatch (HIS 'wikipedia'/Bible) among many other Hate sites is 100% Wrong
This is getting tedious- but
<<<Personal Attack Removed>>> it does have it's satisfactions.
As a Militant Atheist I must say I find all Holy Books .. wel.. Not holy-- and more morality Play than Truth.
Of course- Christianity and Islam are Derivational to Judaism (and Jesus was Practicing Jew) and therefore even further afield- you must believe in the OT GFod to believe the others.
Alas for those of us Skeptics.. more of [at least] the Jews Holy book is found to be true every year
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".....Biblical Archaeology: Ancient Israel
Biblical archaeology then turns to the evidence for the early Israelites. The Merneptah Stele (also known as the Israel Stele) is an upright stone slab measuring over seven feet tall that contains carved hieroglyphic text dating to approximately 1230 BC.
The Egyptian stele describes the military victories of Pharaoh Merneptah and includes the earliest mention of "Israel" outside the Bible. Although the specific battles covered by the stele are not included in the Bible, the stele establishes extra-biblical evidence that the Israelites were already living as a people in ancient Canaan by 1230 BC.
In addition to the Stele, a large wall picture was discovered in the great Karnak Temple of Luxor (ancient Thebes), which shows battle scenes between the Egyptians and Israelites. These scenes have also been attributed to Pharaoh Merneptah and date to approximately 1209 BC.
The Karnak Temple also contains records of Pharaoh Shishak's military victories about 280 years later.
Specifically, the Shishak Relief depicts Egypt's victory over King Rehoboam in about 925 BC, when Solomon's Temple in Judah was plundered. This is the exact event mentioned in 1 Kings 14 and 2 Chronicles 12.
Outside Egypt, we also discover a wealth of evidence for the early Israelites. The Moabite Stone (Mesha Stele) is a three-foot stone slab discovered near Dibon, East of the Dead Sea, that describes the reign of Mesha, King of Moab, around 850 BC. According to Genesis 19, the Moabites were neighbors of the Israelites. The stele covers victories by King Omri and Ahab of Israel against Moab, and Mesha's later victories on behalf of Moab against King Ahab's descendants (2 Kings 3).
The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser is a seven-foot, four-sided pillar of basalt that describes the victories of King Shalmaneser III of Assyria. Dated to about 841 BC, the Obelisk was discovered in the ancient palace of Nimrud and shows Israel's King Jehu kneeling before the Assyrian king in humble tribute (see 2 Kings 9-10).
The House of David and Solomon's Temple
Biblical archaeology covering ancient Israeli kings and culture received a huge lift in 1994 when archaeologists discovered a stone inscription at the ancient city of Dan, which refers to the "House of David."
The House of David Inscription (Tel Dan Inscription) is important because it's the first ancient reference to King David outside the Bible.
Specifically, the stone is a victory pillar of a King in Damascus dated about 250 years after David's reign, which mentions a "king of Israel" (probably Joram, son of Ahab) and a king of the "House of David" (probably Ahaziah of Judah).
Another important find is the House of Yahweh Ostracon, which is a pottery shard dated to about 800 BC that contains a written receipt for a donation of silver shekels to Solomon's Temple. Written approximately 130 years after the completion of the Temple, this appears to be the earliest mention of Solomon's Temple outside the Bible."
http://biblical-archaeology.net
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It's odd finding myself defending anything in any Holy Book- but as to the History of the Jews, there is some ample confirmation as cited above- and more seems to be confirmed every decade or so by Archaelogy.
And again, always a pleasure to put you in your place.