Viggen Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 Archaeologists working in Turkey have unearthed an Assyrian tablet dating to around 670 BCE that "could have served as a model for the biblical description of God's covenant with the Israelites." What this fascinating discovery suggests, of course, is that the Bible tale of a divine pact does not represent "history" or a "factual" event, but is instead a fictional rewrite, borrowing or plagiarism of this older Assyrian treaty.... ...full article at Examiner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvadius Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 Archaeologists working in Turkey have unearthed an Assyrian tablet dating to around 670 BCE that "could have served as a model for the biblical description of God's covenant with the Israelites." What this fascinating discovery suggests, of course, is that the Bible tale of a divine pact does not represent "history" or a "factual" event, but is instead a fictional rewrite, borrowing or plagiarism of this older Assyrian treaty.... ...full article at Examiner The links in the examiner to the original articles are quite interesting although I must admit when I first went into them I did half wonder if the earliest might end up being date lined 1st April, luckily that wasn't the case. This report does fit in quite well with several earlier academic and religious investigations which have already shown evidence for a pattern of some older texts being rewritten into more suitable formats and then incorporated into the bible, which makes the unpicking of the original historical sources intersting to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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