That's why we have biblical scholarship so scholars can inform us which bits fit into which category and incorporate any recent archaeological finds.
"Inform us"? Maybe they could if they agreed on anything. Purely from researching topics on here I find disagreement about such things as the date of the census (10AD?), whether Josephus mentions jesus (a single paragraph, if it is about him) and whether "virgin" is a mistranslation for "girl of marriageable age".
How can this piece of biblical 'wisdom' be believed in?
Deuteronomy 22/29
'If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, he shall pay her father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the young woman, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives.'
No prosecution? And the victim has to marry her rapist without any hope of divorce?
At the time this was written daughters attracted a dowry - and the dowry would have been higher for a 'virgin' - the payment to the father would be compensation for the loss.
"The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there."
At the time this was written daughters attracted a dowry - and the dowry would have been higher for a 'virgin' - the payment to the father would be compensation for the loss.
"The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there."
From the Go-Between by L. P. Hartley
I am going to speculate that proof, prosecution and women being believed was in short supply?
in other words hokuum is hokum regardless of when it hoked
How can this piece of biblical 'wisdom' be believed in?
Deuteronomy 22/29
'If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, he shall pay her father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the young woman, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives.'
No prosecution? And the victim has to marry her rapist without any hope of divorce?
Surely if we have free will we can make judgements on anything?
I suppose thats true, I suppose I have made a judgement on God too. I judged the bible, I judged Jesus, I judge myself and found I needed a saviour. when I jugded God, Jesus, the holy Spirit, and the holy Bible I decided I would believe. I do believe. its called personal faith.:)
BIB - thats just myth and superstition. There's isn't any evidence to support it.
There is evidence to support much of what is in the bible, it is just that people choose to ignore it. many of the facts about the building of the temple at Jerusalem for example
I suppose thats true, I suppose I have made a judgement on God too. I judged the bible, I judged Jesus, I judge myself and found I needed a saviour. when I jugded God, Jesus, the holy Spirit, and the holy Bible I decided I would believe. I do believe. its called personal faith.:)
Thank you very honest. Perhaps as you have had the 'cheek' to judge God yourself you can understand why others make their own different judgements?
BIB - thats just myth and superstition. There's isn't any evidence to support it.
one other point. FAITH doesn't need EVIDENCE when a man or a woman falls in love they know that they have this emotional connection to this other person, but try as they might they can't prove to any other living person that what they are feeling is 'really LOVE' they can't even 'prove it' to the person they love or themself. the person in love says "I love you" and the other person either believes them or doesn't believe them. It is very much like this for a Christian. we believe that God said "I love you" when he sent Jesus to die for us on the cross. and respond "I believe you" as soon as we say "I BELIEVE" God gives us his Holy Spirit. and We find that we canthen say "I love you Jesus/God"
I still can't prove it. in the same way nobody can prove they love or are loved!:)
There is evidence to support much of what is in the bible, it is just that people choose to ignore it. many of the facts about the building of the temple at Jerusalem for example
one other point. FAITH doesn't need EVIDENCE when a man or a woman falls in love they know that they have this emotional connection to this other person, but try as they might they can't prove to any other living person that what they are feeling is 'really LOVE' they can't even 'prove it' to the person they love or themself. the person in love says "I love you" and the other person either believes them or doesn't believe them. It is very much like this for a Christian. we believe that God said "I love you" when he sent Jesus to die for us on the cross. and respond "I believe you" as soon as we say "I BELIEVE" God gives us his Holy Spirit. and We find that we canthen say "I love you Jesus/God"
I still can't prove it. in the same way nobody can prove they love or are loved!:)
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Any other books in the bible you've decided aren't true?
"Inform us"? Maybe they could if they agreed on anything. Purely from researching topics on here I find disagreement about such things as the date of the census (10AD?), whether Josephus mentions jesus (a single paragraph, if it is about him) and whether "virgin" is a mistranslation for "girl of marriageable age".
At the time this was written daughters attracted a dowry - and the dowry would have been higher for a 'virgin' - the payment to the father would be compensation for the loss.
"The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there."
From the Go-Between by L. P. Hartley
I am going to speculate that proof, prosecution and women being believed was in short supply?
in other words hokuum is hokum regardless of when it hoked
What was the intention ?
Simple answer.
Religion is stupid.
I suppose thats true, I suppose I have made a judgement on God too. I judged the bible, I judged Jesus, I judge myself and found I needed a saviour. when I jugded God, Jesus, the holy Spirit, and the holy Bible I decided I would believe. I do believe. its called personal faith.:)
I disagree that is my choice. you disagree with me. fine!
There is evidence to support much of what is in the bible, it is just that people choose to ignore it. many of the facts about the building of the temple at Jerusalem for example
Thank you very honest. Perhaps as you have had the 'cheek' to judge God yourself you can understand why others make their own different judgements?
one other point. FAITH doesn't need EVIDENCE when a man or a woman falls in love they know that they have this emotional connection to this other person, but try as they might they can't prove to any other living person that what they are feeling is 'really LOVE' they can't even 'prove it' to the person they love or themself. the person in love says "I love you" and the other person either believes them or doesn't believe them. It is very much like this for a Christian. we believe that God said "I love you" when he sent Jesus to die for us on the cross. and respond "I believe you" as soon as we say "I BELIEVE" God gives us his Holy Spirit. and We find that we canthen say "I love you Jesus/God"
I still can't prove it. in the same way nobody can prove they love or are loved!:)
Where do you stand on the age of the Earth?
BIB - So basically you will believe anything.