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, […]
Genesis
Events recorded in the Pentateuch: True or False
God’s 12 Biggest Dick Moves in the Old Testament – Rob Bricken
Before Jesus arrived and his divine father chilled out, the Old Testament God was, ironically, kind of a hellraiser. He was not a nice guy. He reallyliked killing people. And he may have actually been insane, if his willingness to randomly murder devout worshippers like Moses was any indication. Here are the 12 craziest, […]
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
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 […]
The Great Flood Story x 2
Noah’s Ark and the Flood
Points of similarity between the Babylonian and Noachian flood stories Comparing the stories The Chaldean Flood Tablets from the city of Ur in what is now Southern Iraq contain a story that describes how the Babylonian god Enlil had been bothered by the incessant noise generated by humans. He convinced the other gods to […]
Hammurabi and Moses: Law as a Mirror of Civilization – Ken Wolf
Hammurabi and Moses: Law as a Mirror of Civilization excerpted in its entirety from Personalities and Problems, by Ken Wolf (McGraw-Hill: 1999) What do the laws of a society tell us about the lives and beliefs of the people who write, enforce, and obey those laws? What was the chief difference between the law codes […]
I just read “The Greatest Lie Ever Told” by historian W H Uffington …
Douglas Michael King to The Humanist Hub I just read “The Greatest Lie Ever Told” by historian W H Uffington. Caesar’s Messiah proved there is no Jesus. But, this book proves their is no god. It’s a historic scandal. Here are some interesting points he made: According to Genesis 24, Abraham lived in Nahor, not Ur of […]