It is an accepted fact that people drank beer as water was largely dangerous. People had no understanding about germs before Pasteur. Therefore pots and carrying skin pouches and pans and cups would be dirty, as were hands. Birds dropped their faeces into aqueducts; animals drowned in them...
Mind you, on the actual topic, there are more references, even in the so called New Testament, Paul 1:27 is quite clear about it
But, you are right about literalism. The trouble is, when we are allowed to dip in and out, choosing what we believe, the book itself seems in doubt.
this article from an American newspaper was sent to me. it is amusing, but also comments on how people feel they can select which parts they want to believe and which they can ignaore.
"In her radio show, Dr Laura Schlesinger said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an...
As the person who 'kicked this debate off', I thought it might help if I share with you what caused my question. It was an article posted on the internet, where two learned academics wrote about this subject. The response was very interesting and amusing. I paste it in below.
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In her...
Assuming God created the entire world, then He is the opposite of benevolent.
Most people do not get enough to eat, or clean water, or basic health care, or safety in their own communities.
Wildlife kills and enslaves, and parasites, and is generally 'red in tooth and claw'. Animals, fish...
Then your response that it is a fable, is even less sensible. Armageddon is a possible future event, so where is your evidence that it is a fable. For all you know, it could be coming - maybe tomorrow.
This is actually a useful starting reference, probably better than the one I tripped over first.
I had to search again, because it is so many years since I visited the subject. I had forgotten Freud, off your reference:-
"In the 1930s, in his book Moses and Monotheism, Freud drew attention...
Actually, I don't think we are debating it. We are rather foolishly continuing to respond to this unhappy soul who has nothing positive ever to contribute.
You seem to have started again somebody else's thread, making rubbish comments.
Armageddon is not a fable to many people. One faith at least bases its whole raison d'etre on this concept. Incidentally, as it hasn't happened yet, even you can't claim with certainty it will not
And no, you...
You are quite an interesting study in yourself. Having looked through your posts, you revel in being unpleasant and often misrepresenting what people say. You must be quite a sad person. I am very sorry for that.
In this case, it was perfectly obvious to anybody that I was trying to give...
I have now looked at this parent web site, which had not seen before today. It is certainly eclectic.
I still say that the first web site that came under my search on Akhenaten and Moses contains enough references to serious academic study to keep people who are interested busy. What this...
I have now looked at this parent web site, which had not seen before today. It is certainly eclectic.
I still say that the first web site that came under my search on Akhenaten and Moses contains enough references to serious academic study to keep people who are interested busy. What this...
I have now looked at this parent web site, which had not seen before today. It is certainly eclectic.
I still say that the first web site that came under my search on Akhenaten and Moses contains enough references to serious academic study to keep people who are interested busy. What this...
The purpose of the link was to give you references, not necessary to read the link itself. Although some of it is interesting. There is little point in me giving you a reference list, when they exist all over the Web.
In any case, why are you so aggressive about it. It is not my theory. There...
start with a simple web site which shows you both academic and fanciful theories
It will let you launch on to more serious studies if you wish
www.greatdreams.com/moses.htm