Many are the stories that were told in the Hebrew Bible, but the one story that is yet to be told is the story of the Hebrew Bible itself. The relationship with gods/god has always been one of man’s oldest preoccupations, and still is till this very day. While it’s fair to assume that Modern […]
Creation Myths
Investigating the Pre-Biblical origins of the Holy Bible via Archaeology*
Your Host: Walter Reinhold Warttig Mattfeld y de la Torre, M.A. Ed. e-mail contact “If you would subject all things to yourself, subject yourself to reason.” –Seneca “Only knowledge, then, is power and freedom; and the only permanent happiness is the pursuit of knowledge and the joy of understanding.” –Will Durant (1885-1981) “Happy the man who has […]
Ben Carson, Joseph in Egypt, and the Attack on Rational Thought – Gary Leupp
Joseph in Egypt: A Myth I confess: I don’t believe in the biblical story of Joseph. Quite aside from the fanciful notion that Joseph built the pyramids for grain storage (as alleged by Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson), I don’t believe in the Bible character himself—any more than I believe in Prometheus, Rama or the Yellow […]
Historicity of the Bible, Notes from Thomas L. Thompson – pdf
The Gilmesh Epic and Old Testament Parallels – Alexander Heidel – pdf
Events recorded in the Pentateuch: True or False
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_arhs.htm Considering the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) the most extreme views are: The Pentateuch Common conservative religious beliefs Common beliefs of secular archaeologists & religious liberals Accuracy Totally accurate, inerrant, & infallible. Contains no mistakes. Inspired by God. Mixture of ancient myths, some valid history, […]
Biblical Lies about Ancient Egypt –
ASHKENAZI JEWS MYTHICAL ACCOUNT OF EGYPTIAN SLAVERY – LASTED FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS AND PERPETUATED BY HO If you’re familiar with ancient his-story and biblical accounts, you’ll already know the Jewish account of their slavery and eventual ‘exodus’ from ancient Egypt. It has been estimated that there were […]
Bible Inconsistencies … pdf
The Bible is Fiction: A Collection Of Evidence – Daniel Miessler*
☞ Every Sunday I put out a curated list of the week’s most interesting stories in infosec, technology, and humans. You can subscribe to it here. Similarities to Other Stories Unavoidable Contradictions The Logical Explanation SIMILARITIES TO OTHER STORIES The similarities between the stories and characters in the Bible and those from previous mythologies […]
Some Reasons Why Humanists Reject The Bible – Joseph C. Sommer
Introduction Humanists reject the claim that the Bible is the word of God. They are convinced the book was written solely by humans in an ignorant, superstitious, and cruel age. They believe that because the writers of the Bible lived in an unenlightened era, the book contains many errors and harmful teachings. Humanists receive much […]