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The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts
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This book would be better known and more controversial if it was not so dry in its presentation. Basically it says that there is no archaeological evidence to support the Biblical story of the birth of the Jewish faith--which, of course, knocks the pins out from under Christianity and Islam as well, since all three great world religions essentially look to the Old Testament and believe in the same God. Whether one believes or disbelieves the premise, this is fascinating stuff for anyone interested in the history of religion.
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Nov 22, 2014 12:08AM
Abe, I don't know where you have your information on Islam. One of the most important Muslim holidays Id el Adha is based on the Old Testament story of the sacrifice by Abraham of his son.
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Abe, and where do you think Islam got that story? from thin air? And though I could, I will never stoop to such low language as you in your name calling. You should also know that Mohammad ordained originally that Muslims were to pray to Jerusalem, and so they did, until Mohammad changed his mind.
But you don't seem to know that much about your adopted religion, and this has nothing to do with the book under review
And what source is that?
I also have to disagree that this book "knocks the pins out from under" any religion. The author clearly states that the power of the Bible and other religious text are their stories and lessons they contain. And beyond that, no archaeological evidence disproves anything, it merely doesn't support certain stories. The lesson above all for me in this book is that maybe we should focus on the moral of the story, rather than nitpick the details and take every statement literally.
Erin, what this book does is destroy the basis for a literal reading of the bible.
