Archaeologists Claim They're One Step Closer to Proving the Bible True

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A bundle of new discoveries on a rocky hill in Israel may upend the community of Biblical historians struggling to understand Judah in the time of King David. Professor Yosef Garfinkel from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a team of archaeologists have been excavating the ancient city of Khirbet Qeiyafa, and have recently unearthed a trio of cultic shrines that date back to the time of King David. Along with stone and metal tools, pottery and art objects, the site provides the first evidence of a cult at the time of King David. Based on the archaeologists' analysis, the religious practices of the cult also match the traditions described in the Bible.

"This is the first time that archaeologists uncovered a fortified city in Judah from the time of King David. Even in Jerusalem we do not have a clear fortified city from his period. Thus, various suggestions that completely deny the biblical tradition regarding King David and argue that he was a mythological figure, or just a leader of a small tribe, are now shown to be wrong,"

Garfinkel told Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He explained that radiometric measurements performed at Oxford dated the artifacts to around 1020 to 980 BC, 30 to 40 years before the construction of King Soloman's temple. "Over the years, thousands of animal bones were found, including sheep, goats and cattle, but no pigs. Now we uncovered three cultic rooms, with various cultic paraphernalia, but not even one human or animal figurine was found. This suggests that the population of Khirbet Qeiyafa observed two biblical bans - on pork and on graven images - and thus practiced a different cult than that of the Canaanites or the Philistines."

Hershel Shanks, editor of The Biblical Archaeology Review, called the discovery of the shrines "extremely interesting" in an interview with the Christian Post on Tuesday, but added, "The unfortunate thing is we don't have enough information ... to be all confident of the conclusions that Yosef Garfinkel is drawing."

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No.

There are facts like the Free Masons built Salomon's Temple in it but there are also a lot of metaphors. No, Adam and Eve are not true IMO. Read between the lines: Don't let people (your mate, friend, etc.) tempt you into doing what you know is not right and morally just. Also, women were still ignorant bitches since day one. Surprised? :rofl:

Females: I'm kidding relax. We couldn't live w/o you. :)

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There are facts like the Free Masons built Salomon's Temple in it but there are also a lot of metaphors. No, Adam and Eve are not true IMO. Read between the lines: Don't let people (your mate, friend, etc.) tempt you into doing what you know is not right and morally just. Also, women were still ignorant bitches since day one. Surprised? :rofl:

Females: I'm kidding relax. We couldn't live w/o you. :)

I don't think they're trying to prove the whole bible true (especially not the story of creation & Adam & Eve), it's just a sensationalist headline like most headlines are these days :p They're only trying to prove King David actually existed.

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I don't think that anyone doubts the historical basis for these religions. It's just a specific matters in the actual stories which are disputed. For example, the Jews accept the existence of Jesus Christ - they just don't think that there was anything special about him, but there is no dispute that there was a person named Jesus Christ who lived at that time who is now the basis of Christianity. Same with the 10 Plagues of Egypt, there is evidence that it could have been a chain of events caused by a Volcanic eruption, whether that is the "hand of god" or simply natural phenomena is disputed.

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I don't think that anyone doubts the historical basis for these religions. It's just a specific matters in the actual stories which are disputed. For example, the Jews accept the existence of Jesus Christ - they just don't think that there was anything special about him, but there is no dispute that there was a person named Jesus Christ who lived at that time who is now the basis of Christianity. Same with the 10 Plagues of Egypt, there is evidence that it could have been a chain of events caused by a Volcanic eruption, whether that is the "hand of god" or simply natural phenomena is disputed.

Well said. :yes:

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I don't think that anyone doubts the historical basis for these religions. It's just a specific matters in the actual stories which are disputed. For example, the Jews accept the existence of Jesus Christ - they just don't think that there was anything special about him, but there is no dispute that there was a person named Jesus Christ who lived at that time who is now the basis of Christianity. Same with the 10 Plagues of Egypt, there is evidence that it could have been a chain of events caused by a Volcanic eruption, whether that is the "hand of god" or simply natural phenomena is disputed.

I don't think they're trying to prove the whole bible true (especially not the story of creation & Adam & Eve), it's just a sensationalist headline like most headlines are these days :p They're only trying to prove King David actually existed.

thats how i read it too, im sure there's no way anybody can prove that the entire human race started from two people, how would the third generation come about? mother and son? brother and sister?

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Ya, no one disputes the things in the bible that are actually historical. But in no way can you say, " Hey, the bible mentioned this guy who was real, so everything in the bible is true!"

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I don't think that anyone doubts the historical basis for these religions. It's just a specific matters in the actual stories which are disputed. For example, the Jews accept the existence of Jesus Christ - they just don't think that there was anything special about him, but there is no dispute that there was a person named Jesus Christ who lived at that time who is now the basis of Christianity.

i doubt the historical basis of Christianity. there is no physical proof that Jesus Christ ever existed.

The story of Jesus is recycled over and over throughout history. The Christian religion needed their savior and recycled this figure that was used from generations before them.

These figures all bare the same Jesus story, and all pre-date Jesus and Christianity:

Horus

Attis of Phrygia

Krishna

Dionysus

Mithra

Hercules

and the list goes on...

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i doubt the historical basis of Christianity. there is no physical proof that Jesus Christ ever existed.

The story of Jesus is recycled over and over throughout history. The Christian religion needed their savior and recycled this figure that was used from generations before them.

That's a load of rubbish. Do you really believe that a Religion would persist for 2000+ years, over a meaningless nothing ?

Christ did/does exist -- it's simply that a huge Myth was built up around him, much of it never intended.

He was here to teach us to create a better Life on Earth.

There are multiple spiritual teachers because of the Speakers.

This group exists to remind Humans of various spiritual truths, mainly in the times when they are needed the most.

Humans stray too far from spirituality -- worship science, technology, mistaken leaders.

Civilizations get on a path toward self-destruction.

Then some being is 'chosen' to step in to live a life of example, to quietly teach.

This is why the Christ entity returns in this 21st century.

No, 'He' is not coming to end the World, punish the evil doers, cull the 'good', blow trumpets, etc.

Most people will not even recognize the 'new' Christ until after they depart.

More on topic, the Bible is a strange mixture of history, reverse history, dreams, visions, and a lot of wishful editing.

However, it does contain some Truth. ;)

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Nope. The bible says that dinosaurs never existed :p waiiiit... I see what you are getting there :p

lol wut? where?

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there is no physical proof that Jesus Christ ever existed.

Well I can't physically see you, so by this logic, there is no physical proof that Jdawg683 ever existed. When you are dead and if your ashes are scattered, then your family would have no physical proof that you ever existed either.

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